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JLPT Is Designed for Non-Native Speakers, and Native Speakers Can Pass It Easily

The article pushes back on the claim that native Japanese speakers would fail the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, noting that it is designed for non-native speakers and uses multiple-choice questions.

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People love to say the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is so hard that native speakers would fail it. That's bunk. The JLPT is built for non-native speakers and is all multiple-choice, so native speakers can pass it easily.
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JLPT Is Designed for Non-Native Speakers, and Native Speakers Can Pass It Easily

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People love to say the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is so hard that native speakers would fail it. That's bunk. The JLPT is built for non-native speakers and is all multiple-choice, so native speakers can pass it easily.