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Beginner Japanese - JLPT N5 Curriculum

Your Path to Beginner Japanese - JLPT N5

118 lessons across 14 arcs. Learn Japanese through music, one song at a time.

118

Lessons

1

Published

801

Vocab Words

106

Grammar Points

1

Greet people, use basic social expressions, and respond to simple yes/no questions

Arc 1: Foundations

Lessons:
1 2 3 4 5
2

Introduce yourself, ask about others' names, nationalities, and occupations

Arc 2: Self & Others

Lessons:
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
3

Describe daily routines, tell time, and talk about schedules

Arc 3: Daily Life

Lessons:
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
4

Say where things are, ask for and give directions, talk about going places

Arc 4: Places & Movement

Lessons:
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
5

Buy things at a store, ask prices, count objects with appropriate counters

Arc 5: Shopping & Money

Lessons:
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
6

Order food at a restaurant, express food preferences, describe flavors

Arc 6: Food & Dining

Lessons:
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
7

Describe people and places using adjectives, compare basic qualities

Arc 7: Descriptions

Lessons:
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
8

Make polite requests, give and follow instructions, describe what someone is doing right now

Arc 8: Actions & Requests

Lessons:
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
9

Talk about what happened yesterday/last week, describe past experiences

Arc 9: Past & Experience

Lessons:
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
10

Express what you want to do, state your plans, suggest activities together

Arc 10: Plans & Desires

Lessons:
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
11

Compare two or more things, express opinions, describe changes

Arc 11: Comparison & Opinion

Lessons:
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
12

Give and receive things appropriately, ask for and offer help

Arc 12: Giving & Receiving

Lessons:
96 97 98 99 100 101
13

Explain reasons, describe sequences of events, give detailed explanations

Arc 13: Complex Sentences

Lessons:
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112
14

Use all learned grammar and vocabulary in extended conversations across topics

Arc 14: Review & Integration

Lessons:
113 114 115 116 117 118

JLPT N5 Ready

Complete all arcs to reach N5 proficiency

What's Next

After N5

JLPT N4 is in development. Korean and Spanish are coming soon.