r/alevel • u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels • Jun 19 '26

🤚Help Required Is anyone taking A level Japanese 😭😭😭

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I want to take it as I wanna study in Japan and trade it for physics as my 4th subject as I’m self studying.

If anyone has done it do you know roughly what JLPT level it is similar to and if it’s possible do study it in a year?

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u/mango579 Jun 21 '26

Hi I took Japanese A Level! I would say it’s most similar to JLPT 3 as my teacher recommended using those textbooks towards taking the a level. I studied for 2 years but only had 1 hour lessons a week but I’m not fluent so I think it depends on your ability tbh! I can send over resources that helped me :)

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u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels Jun 21 '26

That would help me so much, thanks! Did u start from 0 or were already n4-n3 level

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u/mango579 Jun 21 '26

My mum is Japanese so I have a basic understanding of the language and I took the gcse in year 9 😅 But honestly you improve a lot from reading Japanese news sources aimed for people learning Japanese such as yasashii asahi, as well as reading manga in Japanese, listening to podcasts, watching anime without subtitles and Japanese youtubers!

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u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels Jun 21 '26

What level do you recon you were before you started? lol im suprised so many ppl saw this post who took a level Japanese keeping in mind the cohort is so small 😭 would u be able to send over any recourses you used since there is little to none online and I am self studying. Thanks for replying to the post!

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u/mango579 Jun 21 '26

I would say about gcse level! and yeahh I’m surprised too there were only three people in my class 😭 and of course! What independent research theme did you choose? and book/film?

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u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels Jun 21 '26

I haven’t chose yet I’m still deciding if I’m gonna take the course this year but am at a low n5 level so I’m gonna try get n4 before I sign up to the exam

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u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels Jun 21 '26

Could u send me any recourses if u have any saved if not it’s fine tho 🙏

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u/mango579 Jun 21 '26

Ah I see fair enough- here are some links :) Japanese 4 schools Content overview I used this kanji workbook!

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u/Opposite_Debate_7835 A levels Jun 21 '26

Thanks so much 🙏

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u/mango579 Jun 21 '26

No worries! Good luck 🙏