JPT EL Score and Linguistic Competence.

score Listening comprehension Reading comprehension
Simple content can be handled, but there is a problem in accurate representation.
Points89or above
  • Able to understand easy daily conversations.
  • Able to express easy Japanese about hobbies, families, weather, or some other general topics.
  • Able to make a simple introduction about certain topics relating to yourself.
  • Able to understand simple instructions and writings.
  • Incapable of finding necessary materials or documents, and composing sentences.
  • Need to study more vocabulary, grammar, and Kanji.
Beginner communication skills and basic greetings and self-introduction.
Points68or above
  • Able to understand topics about hobbies, families, and some simple topics if the speaker speaks slowly.
  • Able to make basic greetings when meeting people or finishing conversations.
  • Able to easily say something about their own daily life.
  • Only able to recognize basic and easy phrases.
  • Only know fragments of Japanese.
  • Able to understand simple notes.
Incapable of having communications or reading in Japanese.
Below68points
  • Incapable of having communications or reading in Japanese.

*In a survey conducted by the correlation with CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) on December 2020, the standard level for Japanese has been raised from 68 to 89.