Free JLPT N1 Question Bank: 2,900 Vocabulary & Grammar Questions

Who is N1 for?

Learners pursuing the highest JLPT level — for employment in Japan, graduate school admission, or tackling advanced written Japanese.

What you will practise

How to practise most effectively

Common mistakes to avoid

Grammar articles to pair with

Your next step

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Graded Reading Practice

The N1 reading challenge contains 50 graded passages and 150 comprehension questions, written in-house to match JLPT reading formats and kept within the N1 vocabulary and grammar range. Every passage comes with a translation and a per-question explanation that tells you why an answer is wrong, not just what the answer is.

What this practises

  • Finding the main idea and how paragraphs relate, rather than translating word by word
  • Inferring unknown words from context — the single most useful exam skill
  • Reading and answering under time pressure, which is what the real test measures

How to use it

Pick a level and start; questions are shuffled each time, so you can repeat them. Progress is recorded in your learning hub and weak spots feed the skill radar.

An honest note

These passages are written by us, not official JLPT papers. They follow the official question formats and are meant for practice, not for predicting your exam score.

FAQ

What is the N1 pass rate?

JLPT N1 has a global pass rate of around 25–35%, the lowest of all levels. You need 100/180 total plus minimum subscores in each section.

How different is N1 from N2?

N1 features much longer and more complex texts (argumentative essays, editorials), faster listening, and vocabulary jumps from 6,000 to 10,000+, with many more idioms.

Do I need to pay or create an account to use the N1 question bank?

No. Every question is free and no account is required — you are only asked for a name if you want to put your score on the leaderboard.

Which question types does the N1 challenge include?

Vocabulary, grammar and sentence-pattern challenges with instant marking, plus a reading comprehension set. Listening is still being built.

Do I get an explanation when I answer wrong?

The correct answer and explanation appear immediately after every answer, and all your wrong answers are collected on the result screen so you can review them together.

Sample N1 questions

Here are six real questions from the N1 bank, with the answer and an explanation, so you can see the level before you start.

何を言われ___、私の考えは変わらない。

ようとも=no matter what is said, a strong written concessive；ようとして=trying to do something, an attempt rather than a concession, which clashes with 何を and the main clause；としても=needs 言われた or 言われる and cannot follow the stem 言われ；にしても=likewise cannot attach to the stem 言われ

無理をすれば倒れ___。

かねない=can/potential；かねる=formal；かねます=formal；になりうる=can become/may become

彼女の表情___、心の葛藤が読み取れる。

から=can read from her expression (correct); を見る=comma-splice, ungrammatical; の中=needs に to be complete; において=used for abstract domains, unnatural with a facial expression.

歴史の___に照らすと、この判断は正しかった。

教訓に照らすと=in light of the lessons (of history); 流れ=flow/trend (does not collocate with に照らす); 感情=emotion; 未来=future

あの出来事は私の記憶___刻み込まれている。

に深く刻み込む=deeply engraved in memory；をめぐって=surrounding/about；の中で=within it/inside；を通して=through/via

彼女はあらゆる反対意見___、独自の道を進んだ。

をよそに=ignoring/disregarding (the opposition, went her own way)；をもとに=based on (contradictory)；に応じて=in response to (contradictory)；を受けて=in response to/following (contradictory)