preface
JLPT N3 Exam Overview
Contents and Uses of This Book
How to use supplementary materials
Short-term Pass Study Plan

Chapter 1: Language Knowledge (Characters and Vocabulary)

01.
Vocabulary list
DAY 01 Noun (1 letter)
DAY 02 Noun (1 letter)/Noun (2 letters)
DAY 03 Noun (2 letters)
DAY 04 Noun (2 letters)
DAY 05 Noun (2 letters)
DAY 06 Noun (2 letters)
DAY 07 Noun (2 letters)
DAY 08 Noun (2 letters)/Noun (3 letters)
DAY 09 Nouns (3 letters)/Nouns (Other)
DAY 10 Nouns (Other) and Verbs (General)
DAY 11 Verbs (General)
DAY 12 Verbs (General)
DAY 13 Verbs (General) and Verbs (Compound)
DAY 14 Verbs (Compounds)·i-adjectives·na-adjectives
DAY 15 Adjectives and Adverbs (General)
DAY 16 Adverbs (General) and Adverbs (Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words)
DAY 17 Adverbs (Onomatopoeia) and Katakana
DAY 18 Katakana
DAY 19 Katakana, Conjunctions, Prefixes, and Suffixes
DAY 20 Suffixes
DAY 21 Suffixes, Idioms, and Honorifics
DAY 22 Honorific Expressions and Counting Methods
02.
Practice problems
1. Reading Chinese characters
2 notation
3 Contextual composition
4. Expression of interest
5 Usage

Chapter 2 Language Knowledge (Grammar)

01.
Explanation of solution method
Grammar of a Sentence 1 (Judging Grammatical Form)
Grammar of 2 Sentences 2 (Making Sentences)
3 Grammar of the text
02.
N3 Grammar 110
1 Reason/Cause
2 Situation/Change
3 Entry/Standards
4. Reverse connection and negation
5 Degree, Emphasis, Comparison
6 Imagination and Anticipation
7 times/during
8 Assumptions and Conditions
9 Purpose, Method, and Operation
10 Rules and Advice
11 parallel
12 Others
13 Honorifics

Chapter 3 Reading

01.
Reading comprehension tips
02.
Practice problems
4 Understanding the content (short text)
5 Understanding the content (Chinese)
6 Understanding the content (long text)
7 Information Search

Chapter 4: Cheonghae

01.
Solution method explanation and practice problems
1 Understanding the task
Understand 2 points
3 Understanding the Overview
4. Speech expressions
5 Immediate response

supplement

Mock Exam #1
Mock Exam 2nd
N3 Grammar 110 Index
Mock exam answer sheet

Special appendix

Interpretation of practice questions on language knowledge (characters and vocabulary), language knowledge (grammar), reading comprehension, and listening comprehension
Answers and interpretations for the first and second mock exams

Developed by the popular YouTube channel "Japanese Forest" with 800,000 subscribers, "JLPT N3 Short-Term Pass" has become a bestseller in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test category on Amazon Japan and has achieved the #1 spot in Japanese textbook sales.

This book is composed of four parts: language knowledge (characters and vocabulary), language knowledge (grammar), reading, and listening.

In 'Chapter 1 Language Knowledge (Characters and Vocabulary)', 2,160 words are organized into a vocabulary list.
After memorizing the words, you can solve five types of problems that appear on the JLPT N3 through 381 practice problems.

In 'Chapter 2 Language Knowledge (Grammar),' we will study the meanings, connection methods, and examples of 110 grammar rules that appear in JLPT N3.
Here, grammar terms with similar meanings are organized by theme.
It consists of 13 themes in total, and includes practice problems to check the grammar learned in each theme.

In Chapter 3, Reading, we will first learn the techniques for solving reading comprehension problems and then try solving the problems ourselves.
Each problem includes an explanation.

In Chapter 4, Listening Comprehension, you will first learn the techniques for solving listening comprehension problems, and then try solving the problems yourself.
Each problem includes a dialogue script, and the listening audio can be downloaded from the Nexus website or played immediately by scanning the QR code with your smartphone.

Lastly, we have included two mock tests in the same format as the actual JLPT N3.
The last page contains an answer sheet where you can mark your answers, so please tear it off and use it.

The separate volume contains the interpretations of the language knowledge (characters and vocabulary), language knowledge (grammar), reading comprehension, and listening comprehension practice problems, as well as the answers and interpretations for the first and second mock tests, so that you can check them easily and efficiently.

You can also utilize a variety of supplementary materials. You can conveniently memorize vocabulary through the app's vocabulary list, which includes JLPT words, their meanings, example sentences, audio, and more.
By using the check function of the app's vocabulary list, you can review only the words you have not memorized.
You can download the MP3 audio files for free from the Nexus website (nexusbook.com) or play them immediately by scanning the QR code in the book with your smartphone.