JLPT
N2passed
N1aiming for July 2027
- N5✓
- N4✓
- N3✓
- N2passed
- N1next
N2 is done. I sat N1 in July 2026 as a level check, and it showed me where the work is: reading nuance and listening.
The next real attempt is July 2027.
in the margins
Japanese 日本語
Japanese runs through every weekend: trail signs, café menus, onsen rules. This is where my study is at.
How I study now
- PodcastsMost of my new words come from Japanese podcasts.
- Kanji and readingBack through N2 kanji and reading before N1 material.
- The weekendsTrail signs, café menus and onsen rules are reading practice too.
Words from the weekends
Words I keep meeting on trails, in cafés and in bookshops.
雲海うんかい · unkaia sea of clouds, seen from abovePlaces 山小屋やまごや · yamagoyamountain hutHikes 登山口とざんぐち · tozanguchitrailheadHikes 頂上ちょうじょう · chōjōsummitHikes 百名山ひゃくめいざん · hyakumeizanJapan's 100 famous mountainsHikes 抹茶まっちゃ · matchapowdered green teaPlaces 露天風呂ろてんぶろ · rotenburooutdoor bathPlaces 古本屋ふるほんや · furuhon'yasecond-hand bookshopReading 読書どくしょ · dokushoreadingReading 桜さくら · sakuracherry blossomPlaces