2,400 minutes of deliberate practice — 208 kana, 619 words, 107 kanji and 78 grammar points, scheduled so you never cram. In English and हिंदी.
Learning path
Everything in the N5 syllabus, sequenced so each day builds on the last — no picking a deck, no wondering what to study. Show up, clear the day, leave.
208 items
Every sound, both scripts — with the look-alikes drilled side by side.
619 items
The N5 word list, themed and ordered by usefulness, with conjugations.
107 items
Readings, stroke order and the example words that make them stick.
78 items
Every N5 pattern with example sentences — read them aloud, twice.
The trainer
Bhassa isn't a deck app — it's a daily routine that decides for you, so the only decision left is showing up.
Community
Reviews land on your calendar day, in your timezone — a 2am session still counts for today. When the beta opens up, streaks go public right here.
The exam
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test is the standard the whole path points at — every item in Bhassa maps to its N5 syllabus.
| Paper | Covers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Language Knowledge 文字・語彙 | kana, kanji, vocabulary | 20 min |
| Grammar · Reading 文法・読解 | patterns, short passages | 40 min |
| Listening 聴解 | everyday conversations | 30 min |
Scoring. Two scaled sections: Language Knowledge & Reading out of 120, Listening out of 60. You pass with 80/180 overall — and you must clear both sectional minimums (38/120 and 19/60), so listening cannot be skipped.
When. Twice a year, on the first Sunday of July and December. In India it runs through the Japan Foundation's test cities — registration opens a few months before each sitting.
Why N5 first. It certifies the foundation: both kana scripts, ~100 kanji, ~800 words, and the core grammar. Exactly the 1,012 items on this path — nothing here is off-syllabus.
Official details at jlpt.jp ↗
Foundations