If you are taking the test in Japan
You need the Application envelope 500 yen from participating bookstores see this post for details.
* Allow two hours to read all the documents
* A passport sized photo, either black & white or colour (4cm high X 3cm wide, taken within the past six months, name and date of birth written on the back, may be taken with a digital camera printed on photographic paper)
* A glue stick to paste the photo to the application form
* Scissors to trim the photo top fit the size required
* Black ball point pen
How to complete the form for the N3 JLPT for the test in Japan
Photo: Application guide book for the N3 JLPT
Photo: N3 JLPT Test Application Form
Photo: Postal Payment Form
Photo: Envelope for application1. Read the application guide in your language, English, Japanese with furigana, Chinese and Korean
2. Work through number on the Application form. There are 14 main questions to answer and one photograph to attach.
3. Start on page 12 of the guide and start with point 2. Application procedure (it explains the application period March 26 Friday to Friday April 30th 2010 postmarked.
4. Read how to pay for the test (You pay the 5,500 yen test fee at a Japan Post Bank or post office. Use the blue Postal Payment form supplied in the Application envelope. You have to write your name, address and phone number on one section of the form and your name and phone number on two sections of the form. Hand it in at the post office, pay the fee and get it stamped on section A and Section B. You then include the Section A receipt with the completed application form with a photograph pasted to the form and put the two documents into the blue envelope included in the Application envelope pack and then check the boxes on the back, seal the envelope. The blue envelope must be sent by delivery certified mail (tokutei kiroku yuubin) at the post office and make sure you get a receipt for this and paste the receipt in your application guide book for safe keeping until your test voucher is sent.
5. Having read the guide book then start to answer each question from 1 to 14.
Question 1 What test level will you take - choices are N1, N2 or N3 - circle the one you will take.
Question 2. What test area will you take the test in Japan (12 regions to choose from)
A. Hokkaido B. Tohoku, C. Kanto, D. Niigata, E.Hokuriku, F. Koshin, G. Tokai, H. Kinki, I. Chugoku, J. Shikoku, K. Kyushu. L. Okinawa - circle the one which you will take the test in
Question 3 - Write your full name as it appears in your passport, separating your names by a space in roman letters (33 letters maximum) If your name is longer than 33 letters, try to shorten it as much as you can to fit the space.
Question 4. Write your date of birth, full year example, 1971, then write the month, then the day.
Question 5. Sex. Circle your gender Male or Female
Question 6. Country/Region code : Go to page 43 of the application guide book and select a three digit code that represents your country and region. Example: Africa, Algeria is code 101
Question 7 - Study Hour code - see page 44 and select a number from 1 - 10 to represent the total number of hours you have spent studying including class and self study time from 0-100 hours all the way through to 2001 hours plus. Note the Study hour code is a two digit code.
Question 8 - Purpose Code - See page 44 of the application guide. Select from 1 - 8 to represent the reason for taking the N3 JLPT test - Note is a one digit code.
Question 9 - Occupation code - See page 44 of the application guide. Select from 1 - 8 for your current occupation code. Note is a single digit code.
Question 10. Native Language code - See page 45 of the application guide and select the country and language which is your first or native language. Note this is a three digit code.
Question 11 Telephone number and Fax number in Japan include area code. You may write a mobile phone number.
Question 12. Paste your photograph see page 21 of the application for acceptable photographs and what is not acceptable. Don't forget to write your full name and date of birth on the back of the photograph before pasting it onto the application form. Note this photo will appear on the Certificate for the test.
Question 13. Write your address in Japan. Your post code, seven digits and your address in Kanji and write your full name .
Question 14. Write your company or school name and the phone number
Note: Check you have answered all the questions, attach your photograph to the form and take a photocopy of the completed form before you send it as a record of your application (both sides)
Application Envelope - Blue
* Write your name and address and phone number on this blue envelope
Then take the following
* Completed Application Form
* Completed Postal Payment form
* Completed Application Envelope
* 5500 yen test fee
* Money to pay for certified delivery mail
with you to the post office.
At the Post Office
1. Hand over the completed Postal Payment Form and the 5500 yen test fee and get the form stamped on section A and B. Detach the stamped section A and place in the Application Envelope with your completed Application Form and seal the Blue - Application envelope
2. Then ask that the Application envelope be sent by tokutei kiroku yuubin (delivery certified mail). Pay the fee in yen and ask for a receipt.
Keep the receipt until your test voucher is sent to you, approximately from June 11 Friday, 2010 onward.
Relax and keep studying for the test.
The test voucher that will be sent will provide details of where you will sit the test in Japan.
If you have any questions:
JLPT application centre in Japan Monday - Friday 10am -5pm, except national holidays, Ph: 03-5220-3431 or Fax: 03-6212-6565
Note: Maybe it is a good idea to take the Application Guide with you to the Post Office
Study Guides for the N3 available on Amazon Japan
1. "Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 [knowledge of language comprehension] pick out issues and measures"
Title in Japanese
"日本語能力試験N3[読解・言語知識]対策問題&要点整理"
Book Details - English
Product Description
About content
July 2010, revised from the new test is started month later, four from grade one to four of the five categories and N1 ~ N5 classification test.
This book is newly N3 (the current level of between two and three grade-level) and target candidates, new tests aim "ability to perform tasks" "communication skills" knowledge "language" that the measure is written.
Read the training can be expected to pile on the practice exam problems New 測Remasu language knowledge and reading skills by simulating the problem.
Content ( "BOOK" from the database)
Reading lessons and language knowledge (grammar, vocabulary) to the summary! Knowledge of language (grammar, vocabulary), with problems in reading comprehension practice.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 164 pages
* Publisher: Japan Management Association Management Center (2010/1/22)
* Language: Japanese
* ISBN-10: 4820746227
* ISBN-13: 978-4820746225
* Release Date: 2010/1/22
* Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
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* Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: # 4,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
* Translated using Google Translate from Amazon Japan page
2. "Learn Japanese grammar from an ear training exam N3 (Paperback) Riko by Andou Sakai (Author), Imakawa Kazu (Author)"
Japanese Title:
耳から覚える日本語能力試験文法トレーニングN3 (単行本)
by 安藤 栄里子 (著), 今川 和 (著)
Product Description
Publisher / content from the author about
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 cover features, ease → ordered by difficulty. Sentence presents a wide range of situations considered closely related vocabulary words and their functions. Journal many problems remembering to check whether the form (762 questions total number of problems). Issues that address comprehensive study grammar Journal min 3 times.Content ( "BOOK" from the database)
Understand the meaning of the sentence patterns connected to the appropriate sentence. Ask to see written confirmation repeated. Practiced in another power-up drill pattern! A lot of practice to the same grammar in a different form. So to score steadily in the study.
Product Details
* Hardcover: 127 pages
* Publisher: ALC (2010/03)
* ISBN-10: 475741854X
* ISBN-13: 978-4757418547
* Release Date: 2010/03
* Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
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* Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: # 2,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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3 "Japanese Language Proficiency Test measures a standard text N2/N3 Grammar (Paperback)by Kouda Yoshiko (Author), Setsu Watanabe (Author), Kumiko Fukaya (Author)"
Japanese Title:
日本語能力試験 N2/N3文法対策標準テキスト (単行本)
by 行田 悦子 (著), 渡辺 摂 (著), 深谷 久美子 (著)
Product Description
Content
Layout for easy viewing. Into the red seats. The end of each term is "reviewing issues" section at the end of the "Test Summary". At the end of this overall problem, a new study new problems.
Author bio
Kouda Yoshiko
Start a Japanese language teacher since 1988. Japanese language schools, universities, companies, NPO aside for teaching Japanese to foreign groups, also involved in training of Japanese teachers. Recent years has also focused on Japanese language education for business people. Currently, Japanese Lecturer, Seikei University Center for International Education, Lecturer in Japanese companies. Japanese education proficiency test pass qualification ACTFL OPI tester
Hukaya Kumiko
Start a Japanese language teacher since 1985. Teach the Japanese language for foreigners in Japanese schools and the University College of volunteer organizations. Today, whilst working full-time lecturer in Japanese, Seikei University Center for International Education, worked in Japanese language teacher training courses in literature minor. Japanese education proficiency test pass qualification ACTFL OPI tester
Setsu Watanabe
Start a Japanese language teacher since 1983. Senior Lecturer, Japanese Language School, after a teacher training course, now, Japanese Lecturer, Seikei University Center for International Education. Japanese education proficiency test pass qualification ACTFL OPI Tester
Product Details
* Hardcover: 167 pages
* Publisher: Hidekazu system (2010/03)
* ISBN-10: 4798025534
* ISBN-13: 978-4798025537
* Release Date: 2010/03
* Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
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* Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: # 23,226 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
* Translated using Google Translate from Amazon Japan page
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