JLPT Score & Pass Calculator — N5 to N1

The JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test), run by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES), scores every level on a scaled total of 180 points. To pass, you must clear two independent conditions — and both matter equally:

1. Overall pass mark.Your total across all sections must reach the level's threshold: N5 = 80, N4 = 90, N3 = 95, N2 = 90, N1 = 100 (out of 180).
2. Sectional pass marks. Every scoring section must separately reach its own minimum. For N1–N3, each of the three 0–60 sections (Language Knowledge, Reading, Listening) must reach 19 / 60. For N4–N5, the combined Language Knowledge & Reading section (0–120) must reach 38 / 120, and Listening (0–60) must reach 19 / 60.

The verdict logic is simply: PASS ⇔ (total ≥ overall mark) AND (every section ≥ its minimum). The tool computes your total by summing the scaled section scores you enter, then runs both checks and names the exact failing check when you fall short — for example, “Reading 15 is below the 19 sectional minimum.”

The section structure differs by level. N1, N2 and N3 report Language Knowledge, Reading and Listening as three separate 0–60 sections. N4 and N5 merge Language Knowledge and Reading into a single 0–120 section (because at beginner levels those skills are tested together), leaving Listening as its own 0–60 section. That is why the calculator changes its input fields when you switch levels.

One important caveat, stated plainly: JLPT section scores are scaled, using an Equated-Percentile / Item Response Theory method the JLPT does not publish. A scaled score is not a raw count of correct answers, so no tool can convert “questions I got right” into an exact JLPT score. This calculator works on the scaled section scores you already have — from your official result slip or a graded practice test — and applies the same pass rules the JLPT uses.

Every result is cross-checked internally: the pass verdict is computed a second time by an independent code path (a minimum-gap method) and the two must agree before the answer is shown. The overall and sectional numbers on this page were last verified against the official JLPT guidelines on 2026-07-17.

• JLPT Official — Pass or fail (composition of sections & pass marks)
• JLPT Official — Scores (0–180 total, 0–60 per section, scaled scoring)
• Japan Foundation & JEES — official JLPT site

The overall and sectional pass marks on this page were last cross-checked against the official JLPT guidelines on 2026-07-17. The pass rules have been stable since the 2010 format revision; this page is reviewed whenever the JLPT publishes a change.