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JLPT past papers
Official source (JESS)
There are no offically released past papers for the new JLPT. The JESS provides a sample set for N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5:
Question paper
N1-mondai.pdf
(5.1 MB)
N2-mondai.pdf
(3.9 MB)
N3-mondai.pdf
(3.1 MB)
N4-mondai.pdf
(3.6 MB)
N5-mondai.pdf
(4.2 MB)
Audio for listening section
N1Sample.mp3
(14.2 MB)
N2Sample.mp3
(12.6 MB)
N3Sample.mp3
(11 MB)
N4Sample.mp3
(8.6 MB)
N5Sample.mp3
(7.2 MB)
Answers
N1-seikai.pdf
(43.5 KB)
N2-seikai.pdf
(40.1 KB)
N3-seikai.pdf
(38.8 KB)
N4-seikai.pdf
(36.6 KB)
N5-seikai.pdf
(34.1 KB)
Script for listening section (You won't see this in the exam)
N1-script.pdf
(2.4 MB)
N2-script.pdf
(2 MB)
N3-script.pdf
(1.3 MB)
N4-script.pdf
(951.4 KB)
N5-script.pdf
(740.1 KB)
Sheet for your answers (For that true exam feeling!)
N1-kaitou.pdf
(282.7 KB)
N2-kaitou.pdf
(277.8 KB)
N3-kaitou.pdf
(370.2 KB)
N4-kaitou.pdf
(374.1 KB)
N5-kaitou.pdf
(362.8 KB)
"Yosou" papers
Since there are no released past papers, some companies are "predicting" possible tests in the style of the new JLPT:
Old JLPT
JLPT 1
listening.pdf
(313.3 KB)
reading.pdf
(683.9 KB)
vocabulary.pdf
(365 KB)
JLPT 2
listening.pdf
(313.2 KB)
reading.pdf
(557.7 KB)
vocabulary.pdf
(280.3 KB)
JLPT 3
listening.pdf
(379.4 KB)
reading.pdf
(606.5 KB)
vocabulary.pdf
(430.2 KB)
JLPT 4
listening.pdf
(324.5 KB)
reading.pdf
(485.8 KB)
vocabulary.pdf
(372.4 KB)
More past papers (Old JLPT)
http://www.jpgarden.cn/st/paper/
(1991 to 2005 - Best)
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/nihongo-den
http://www.hongliu.net/Article_Class2.asp?ClassID=38
http://jp.hjenglish.com/jlpt/
(There's a box in the right column to select papers.)
Official guidebooks
These official guidebooks contain the same content as above (it's available for free on their website). But if you want a printed version, you can get it here: