passing the jlpt // 日本語能力試験N2の勉強方法

Hi everyone! I (somehow) passed the N2 exam recently and I thought I'd share with you all the study materials I used. I would recommend that you study at least 3-4 months before the exam (and not in 2 weeks like I did RIP).
Materials:
Nihongo so-matome N2 kanji: ankiweb.net/sh...
Kanzen Master N2 Grammar Book
Kanzen Master N2 Reading Book
Nihongo no Mori: / freejapaneselessons3
Official JLPT Practice Book: www.bonjinsha.c...
** A few of the tips I used were from KemushiChan's JLPT videos :) Please check out her channel! / kemushichan
❀FAQ❀
Name? Linda
What does sakana hime mean? Fish Princess
How old are you? 23
What's your ethnicity? Vietnamese and Chinese (but I can speak Japanese)
Where do you study? Ohio State
Why Fish Princess again?? It started out with me buying a realistic fish pencil pouch on amazon and becoming know as that "one weird girl who won't shut up about fish".
❀Equipment❀
Nikon D3200 Canon G7x Mark II
Final Cut Pro

[@SakanaHime]

Hi Everyone! Thanks for watching this video! For the DOKKAI (Listening) section here is a detailed list of what I did to prepare: 1. Read the questions first 2. Circle any key phrases or words for the introductory and conclusion paragraph that you think could relate to the questions. 3. For the paragraphs in between, I would quickly skim (concentrating on the first and last sentences for each one). The reason why I do this is because it’ll usually say “でも” or “しかし” which points to a contrasting view from what the author ACTUALLY thinks, and can mess up a student from answering the right question. A majority of the questions will ask you “What is the the OVERALL message that the author wants to convey?”, so don’t be too distracted by the small details. I hope this was helpful and good luck with the JLPT!! Ganbatte!!! Good luck!

[@jssmedialangs]

Currently studying for the N2 now... 😫 Congrats on passing!! Hoping I can say the same come this December!

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

Did you study n5 n4 n3 before moving to n2?

[@yocelind.c8957]

I’ll be taking n2 in December this year (2024) I’m sooooo nervous … thank you for this video ❤

[@typingcomments]

Thank you for this video! As a Viet Am living in Japan, finding this made me so happy!

[@SakanaHime]

[@aliceshields1277]

Very good tips on the listening section - drawing cross and fill in keywords, b‘cause I always freak out during this section for the last 3 JLPT exam and missed out vital info when I taking notes ☹️

[@marshall8170]

I like your passion and enthousiasm. Not gonna lie, most of the video that talk about preparing for N2 are a bit depressing in my opinion, but you made it fun and challenging at the same time and we leave your video with a bit of hope and not too discouraged. If i may, you look like the cool and strong sister that the little sister asks for advice in a teen movie haha. Thanks for this video !

[@SakanaHime]

Awh this was such a sweet comment. I hope you passed/will pass the exam. Ganbatte~

[@izumiruki]

That's a cool trick for the listening section! I'm gonna practise using it. For me, my life **cough** actually does depend on passing N2 this July because I'm planning to work in Japan after graduating from Japanese language school. I'm only 2/3 through Sou Matome's Grammar book (a way of dipping my toes cuz I'll also be going through Try!N2 and スピードマスター. After using 新完全マスターfor N3, I never wanna look at it again. The format is seriously headache-inducing. 🥴

[@SakanaHime]

Good luck and I know you'll pass! I'm working for a Japanese-American company here in the US, but I have a lot of friends who will be going through the interview stages in Japan. I heard its rough but I believe it you! Ganbatte!

[@koloyo7044]

Registered for n2 in december and I feel really behind, 3 months to rush it all 😅 thanks for your video !! Supe motivational !!

[@apleb7605]

I wish I knew that tip about the long passage. I just took the N2 a few days ago and I think I had the opposite problem you had since I started on the reading section and took more time than I would on mock exams (Probably due to sheer nervousness) so I had to guess on quite a bit of the last two sections of the grammar portion due to time constraints. I’m fairly confident I did well on the listening, assuming I didn’t horribly misunderstand what they were saying/made a ton of careless mistakes. But man waiting these next few months for my results will be excruciating. I’m just going to assume that I failed to soften the blow assuming I did, and feel even more happy if I passed.

[@SinnaraChikako]

Thanks you so much for your details advice

[@SenpaiJheloTV1Nakama]

thanks for your advice :) ill take JLPT N2 on this coming July 2021 . I hope i can pass the exam with my Full effort hehehe

[@SakanaHime]

You can do it!! Just make sure to knock out those JLPT N2 Kanji cards and review some grammar! Ganbatte!

[@SenpaiJheloTV1Nakama]

@@SakanaHime thank you :)

[@YuSandiKyaw-ew7se]

ありがとうございます❤

[@starplatinum9677]

OMG these tips are freakin awesome. THANK YOU!!

[@SakanaHime]

You're so welcome! Best of luck with your studies. Ganbatte~

[@kinpagimpa]

Here 2 months before the JLPT N2! Gosh I have a lot of work to do wish me luck lol

[@michaelsalonga7269]

I love your video you inspire me to study more i took jlpt n2 exam and guess what I failed 3 times because of dokkai . I always short 1 or 2 points to pass 😄. Thank you . Try my best to take n2 this year . . Its my fault i did not read any kind of books 😂 thank you 🙏🏻

[@SakanaHime]

Michael Salonga Hey, best of luck to you! :) I failed by a couple points the first time too and Dokkai was definitely a problem area for me too, so we just have to keep practicing. 頑張って！

[@michaelsalonga7269]

@@SakanaHime thank you .. ilike you haha.. hai ganbarimasu sensei hehe

[@cooking3308]

おめでとうございます🎉🎊

[@kartikasari8351]

I'll take my exam this December! Bless me 😂 Thank you for the tips!

[@paisenbob]

Thank you for this !! Bonus marks for using Rikai-Kun!

[@SakanaHime]

Bob Emmanuel thanks for watching! And YES, Rikai Kun is amazing. I also recommend reading NHK easy if you aren’t already :)

[@kokjong1359]

Thanks I'm Malaysian, and prepare N5 for this year.

[@SakanaHime]

Kok Jong Thanks for watching and I wish you the best of luck with N5! For the kanji section, I definitely recommend that you find flash cards either on Anki app or the internet. :)

[@SenamaYato]

Me too! Best of luck to both of us!

[@Alucard336]

おめでとうございます！

[@SakanaHime]

Jisshusei Daily Story 見てくれて本当にありがとうございます！

[@truptikatekar7543]

Thank you. This was helpful.

[@SakanaHime]

Trupti Katekar Thank you for watching!! Good Luck on whichever level you plan to take 😊

[@aaronwilson8632]

10:33 even at an N3 level, these two Kanji are the bane of my existence

[@SakanaHime]

There are so many kanji that look similar! I felt like writing it out (whether on my phone or in my notebook) helped a lot with distinguishing these differences.

[@CandaceNguyen]

aw i just found your channel, i hope you come back to yt!! i'm also viet-chinese studying japanese (i'm 21 and n4 though) this video is super motivating!!

[@SakanaHime]

Thank you for your support! It’s so nice to see another viet gal studying japanese ❤️ I’m taking a break from YT for my CPA exams, but will be moving to Japan in February, so I’ll have more content out then!!

[@CandaceNguyen]

@@SakanaHime thats super exciting!! cant wait

[@prayasnasingh4416]

I did not find the answer of n2 sinkhansen master reading book… where is the answer given in this book?? Pls help

[@nanookdeerenberg7823]

Currently I have finished the みんなの日本語 Series, and I am looking for new books to continue studying to get a higher level of Japanese. Now I have looked online and am thinking of either purchasing books from the sou matome series or from the Kanzen master series. Do you have any recommendations?

[@SakanaHime]

Nanook Deerenberg So in my opinion, I heard that the Sou Matome series is a little bit more user friendly but they don’t go in depth as Kanzen. Most of kanzen is written in Japanese so I thought I gained a lot more from it. Outside of JLPT, I started using the Tobira series.

[@nanookdeerenberg7823]

@@SakanaHime Amazing, thank you so much!

[@jlpt4allacademicchannel829]

おめでとう

[@w462dh]

hi there, do you happen to have experience on using TRY textbook, and if so, what do you think if comparing it with shin kanzen master? Thanks in advance.

[@kimuellsaturay6103]

been studying NIHONGO for two half a year, 4 months in school and 2 years of self-study. I failed this July 2021 N2 level, in dokkai category with an 11 points mark. I really hope buying shinkansen masutta can really help me with this.

[@SakanaHime]

Best of luck with your studies!! I barely failed the N2 test the second time I took it also, but it gave me the motivation to get back into my studies and take it again.

[@saipalsingh6411]

How long did it take you to get your N2 since the first time you studied japanese?

[@SakanaHime]

Saipal singh I took Japanese in HS but didn’t really take it seriously until I went to Uni. So it took me about 3 years of formal classes + self studying on the side to get to the level of where I’m at now! You could probably do it in a shorter amount of time. It just depends on the person :)

[@saipalsingh6411]

@@SakanaHime I'm trying to get it in 1 and half years haha wish me luck

[@umeda26]

Did you ever the n1 ?

[@x7themm]

Damn I set my plans to finish each 2k/6k in 133 days and she really did it in 2 months 😳 how long has her journey been going ?

[@SakanaHime]

Not going to lie, it was pretty brutal haha. I've been studying Japanese for about 3-4 years formally through my uni when I took N2, but I went to a program that focused entirely on speaking Japanese rather than learning it. I had to really force myself to study a little bit of kanji everyday!

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

N1 isnt really the native level i heard even if you pass N1 you will still not understand almost 50% of japanese language

[@shiah4205]

I came here to find ways to pass N2 that I'm gonna take tomorrow with mere 1 week self study.Haha xD Wish me luck@-@

[@sethyokuto3396]

Thanks to this funny cutie chubby girl for making this vid it’s amazing I’ll try this too but anyway can I ask the intro at the end of this video?? For sure I really want you to explain how to choose the right answer in dokkai section if you can. You’re so lovely

[@SakanaHime]

Thanks for watching! There are lots of ways you can go about the Dokkai Section! What I did was I would circle any key phrases or words for the introductory and conclusion paragraph, that I think could be used as a question. For the paragraphs in between, I would quickly skim (concentrating on the first and last sentences for each one). The reason why I do this is because it’ll usually say “でも” or “しかし” which points to a contrasting view from what the author ACTUALLY thinks, and can mess up a student from answering the right question. A majority of the questions will ask you “What is the the OVERALL message that the author wants to convey?”, so don’t be too distracted by the small details. I hope this was helpful and good luck with the JLPT!!

[@mcfarofinha134]

おー、すげぇな

[@SakanaHime]

ビデオを見てくれてありがとうございます！

[@user-zb2qg6kk3s]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@evitadwipayana5652]

中国からの友達 HAHAHA so relatable!

[@gabomur]

Oh i fell in love, you cute

[@exyakuza7943]

I have N1

[@yunjiaochen6170]

おめでとう

[@SakanaHime]

ありがとう！