Sponsor Organization:

• For NAT-Test: Senmon Kyouiku Publishing Co., Ltd.
  “NAT-TEST” Administration Committee (Tokyo)
  China:
  Regional Office: The NAT-TEST Chinese Executive Office
  Administrations: ATA Co., Ltd. (Beijing)
• For JLPT: In Japan: Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
  Outside of Japan: The Japan Foundation

Number of Times Held:

• For NAT-Test: Six times per year
• For JLPT: Twice per year

Exam Format:

Levels 1 and 2:
1) Language Knowledge (reading, vocabulary, grammar), Reading Comprehension [120 points]
2）Listening Comprehension [60 points]
Levels 3, 4, and 5;
1）Language Knowledge (reading, vocabulary) [60 points]
2）Language Knowledge (grammar) [60 points]
3）Listening Comprehension [60 points]

It is the same for both.

Number of Vocabulary:

• For NAT-Test:
  Level 5: Approx. 1000 words
  Level 4: Approx. 2000 words
  Level 3: Approx. 4000 words
  Level 2: Approx. 6000 words
  Level 1: Approx. 10000 words

• For JLPT: Not publicly disclosed by The Japan Foundation

Number of Kanji:

• For NAT-Test:
  Level 5: 102 characters
  Level 4: 428 characters
  Level 3: 700 characters
  Level 2: 1338 characters
  Level 1: 1864 characters

• For JLPT: Not publicly disclosed by The Japan Foundation

Hours of Study:

• For NAT-Test:
  Level 5: 200 hours
  Level 4: 400 hours
  Level 3: 600 hours
  Level 2: 800 hours
  Level 1: 1000 hours

• For JLPT: Not publicly disclosed by The Japan Foundation

Exam Pass Criteria:

• For NAT-Test:
  1) Scoring more than 25% on each individual section and 2) Achieving an overall score that exceeds the passing score for the exam (typically around 60%).

• For JLPT: The Japan Foundation announces the pass criteria for each specific exam.