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日本語能力試験. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), a standardized test used to measure Japanese language skill.

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is a standardized test used to measure skill in the Japanese language of non-native speakers. The current JLPT (revised in 2010) consists of five levels called N1 to N5, with N5 testing the basic-level materials and N1 testing the advanced-level materials.

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What is the meaning of 「読むには読んだ」?

I have the following sentence and I can't find any material pointing out the usage of this grammar. 薦められた本を読むには読んだが、よく理解できなかった。 In general, what is the usage of 「VるにはVた」?
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Is the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) a good measure of my Japanese language ability?

Given that there has been discussion by the Japanese government to use the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) as one of the measures by which permanent residences or citizenship might be granted, how good of a measure of it of actual real…
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Why isn't a large amount of money a good enough reason to kill someone?

In my JLPT workbook, there is this example question: 適当{てきとう}な語{ご}を選{えら}びなさい この殺人{さつじん}事件{じけん}の裏{うら}には（　　）上{じょう}のトラブルがあるようだ。 A　金額{きんがく}　　B　大金{たいきん}　　C　金銭{きんせん}　　D　基金{ききん} The answer is... (drum roll, please)... C, 金銭{きんせん}. First, I'm a little…
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Aren't がる and たがる the same thing?

In my JLPT practise book, it has two different entries, one to explain がる and one to explaining たがる. It offeres these example sentences to differentiate them: うちの子{こ}は新{あたら}しいものを見{み}ると、すぐほしがる。 うちの子{こ}は甘{あま}いものを見{み}ると、すぐ食{た}べたがる。 I think they both…
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伸{の}びる versus 延{の}びる in a JLPT question

In my JLPT workbook, it gives these examples to explain the difference between 延{の}びる and 伸{の}びる: 髪{かみ}は[１]{いっ}か[月]{げつ}に１センチぐらい伸{の}びる。 会議{かいぎ}はいつも30分{ぷん}ぐらい延{の}びる。 They both mean "stretch", more or less, so I assumed the difference was that 延{の}びる…
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What is the difference between ずに and ない-form?

My wife is studying for the JLPT exam, and came across the following question: ２時間、＿＿＿＿＿立って話しました。 She narrowed the choices down to: すわらずに すわらないと Or another similar question: あの花は５日に＿＿＿＿＿とさきません。 ならず ならない In both cases, the two answers seem…
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What is the difference between 〜を〜とする and 〜を〜とした before nouns?

In everything I can find online, the constructions [N1]を[N2]とする[N3] and [N1]を[N2]とした[N3] are lumped together as basically having the same meaning. Is there any difference between them? My textbook contains the following…
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How does the use of いかんによっては in this question determine one answer over another?

In my JLPT practise book, in a section explaining the use of いかんによっては, which roughly means "depending on", they have the following…
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What's the difference between 関{かん}する and 関{かか}わる?

This question is in my JLPT practise book: 親{おや}のしつけが子供{こども}の性格{せいかく}形成{けいせい}に＿＿＿＿ことは言{い}うまでもない。 A 通{つう}じる　B 通{とお}す　C 関{かん}する　D 関{かか}わる The book says the answer is D, but to me the definitions of C and D overlap so much that I can't see why one is…
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って vs が. JLPT question

I'm looking through JLPT N3 questions and have come across this one: A: ねえ　（　　　）　どんなひと？ B: とても親切でいい人だよ The possible answers are: 田中さんが 田中さんで 田中さんって 田中さんでも Number 4 makes no sense at all. "Tanaka-san but"? Number 2 is a bit weird. We're not…
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What exacty does ゆえ mean, and how does it fit this JLPT question?

I have this question in my JLPT textbook: 男女{だんじょ}平等{びょうどう}といっても、女性{じょせい}＿＿＿の差別{さべつ}はまだ残{のこ}っている。 A ゆえ　B たる　C なり　D こそ The book says the answer is A, which is weird to me because I thought ゆえ was kind of like "ergo", or "as a result from". If you…
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Why does someone intend to die in this JLPT question?

This is a question in my JLPT practise book: 手遅{ておく}れかもしれないが、死{し}んだ＿＿になってやれば、間{ま}に合{あ}うかもしれない。 A もの　B わけ　C つもり　D はず None of the answers made sense to me, so I didn't even choose one. The book says the answer is C. I didn't choose that one because…
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How the ～にあって form works - situations, places, times, what?

I finally started going through some JLPT N1 grammar the other day, and one of the ones I'm looking at has me a bit confused: the ～にあって・～にあっても form. The book describes its usage as such: ～のような特別の状況・時期・場所だからこそあることが起こる The 時期 and 場所 parts I can…
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昨夜は風が強かった〇〇、庭の木の葉が全部落ちている。What should be included in 〇〇?

While practicing for the upcoming JLPT exam, I came across this question 昨夜は風が強かった〇〇、庭の木の葉が全部落ちている。 A. はずで　　B. たびに　　C. によって　　D. とみえて For B. たびに, I understand that it should be used for something that happens regularly, so it is unlikely to be this…
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たたく versus ぶつ in a JLPT question

In my JLPT practise book, there is a section demonstrating the difference between なぐる, たたく, 打{う}つ, and ぶつ. If I understand them, they are all variants of "hit", with subtle nuances to differentiate them. I have this example explaining the use of…
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