JLPT N5 Courses on Memrise

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Before you get started on this awesome N5 course, there are a couple of things that you might want to know.

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First, you really really need to use an IME in order to get the most out of this course. (Yes, I'm serious.)


IMEs help you type Japanese characters on whatever OS you have.


Most Mac and PC users prefer Google IME. You can read more about it at the link below:

http://j.mp/ime-google

http://j.mp/ime-google


Second, don't be afraid to make liberal use of the ignore function.


Different levels of a course might test the same material but in a different way*. If you don't like being tested that way just ignore it.

Different levels of a course might test the same material but in a different way*. If you don't like being tested that way just ignore the entire level.

*I'll explain these differences in a moment.


Third, there are actually 3 - N5 courses that you can choose from.

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This one covers N5 grammar. You'll be tested on some vocabulary, but mostly short phrases and sentences.

いい　→　 goodよくない → not goodよくなかった → wasn't good


On the actual N5 test, kanji use is limited to just about a hundred kanji. However, this course uses all normally used kanji.

On the test →this course

べんり　→　便利


The reason for this is that it is more useful to you in the real world. Words are only written in kana if the kanji is rare or difficult to write.




So, this course will use 'common Japanese'.




What do I mean by 'common Japanese'? I mean how that word appears in natural Japanese writing.


You see some words have difficult kanji, that aren't used often. Like the word for 'noisy' in Japanese:

うるさい → 煩い (not commonly used) urusai 　


So, you are drilled on just the hiragana spelling of the word and not the kanji. You won't be drilled on the reading of the kanji either.

うるさい → 煩い (not commonly used) urusai 　


The other N5 Course tests you on the kana spelling of the word then the kanji spelling of the word.

Level 1 Level 2red → あか　　　 red → 赤


Some people don't find this very challenging because it usually just involves you hitting the space bar to change it into a kanji character for the second test.

Level 1 Level 2red → あか　　　 red → 赤


The N5 Readings course tests you on how the word appears in common Japanese and then tests you on its reading. Like so:

Level 1 Level 2red → 赤　　　　赤 → あか


So there you have it, all three courses for N5. If you want to change to or add another course, you can click on the icon below:

　

http://www.memrise.com/course/554/jlpt-n5-vocab/

http://www.memrise.com/course/122927/jlpt-n5-readings/

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JLPT N5 Courses on Memrise