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JLPT Passing Score Guide: N1–N5 Sectional Cutoffs and IRT Scaling Explained
Chinese & Japanese Language TestsAug 20, 2026

JLPT Passing Score Guide: N1–N5 Sectional Cutoffs and IRT Scaling Explained

Understand exact JLPT passing score cutoffs, sectional thresholds, and how IRT scaled scoring works across N1 to N5 to avoid fatal sectional fails.

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