Japanese-Language Proficiency Test

The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken), or JLPT, is a standardized <a href="/facts/Criterion-referenced_test/X7rAhe7B">criterion-referenced test</a> to evaluate and certify <a href="/facts/Japanese_language/EEv485a5">Japanese language</a> proficiency for <a href="/facts/Non-native_speakers/gdYbMzts">non-native speakers</a>, covering language knowledge, reading ability, and listening ability. The test is held twice a year in <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> and selected countries (on the first Sunday of July and December), and once a year in other regions (either on the first Sunday of December or July depending on region). The JLPT is conducted by the <a href="/facts/Japan_Foundation/JnhjXPwv">Japan Foundation</a> for tests overseas (with cooperation of local host institutions), and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services for tests in Japan.
The JLPT consists of five independent <a href="/facts/Ky%25C5%25AB/8eIHEwrz">levels of certification</a>, with 5 the lowest and 1 the highest. Until 2009, the test had four levels of certification. JLPT certificates do not expire or become invalid over time.

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Japanese-Language Proficiency Test