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文章: 近年、大学は地域連携を重視している。ただし、単に学生を地域イベントに参加させるだけでは不十分である。地域側の課題を学生が理解し、活動後に成果と限界を振り返る仕組みがあって初めて、学びは深まる。筆者の考えはどれか。
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Key Facts: EJU Japanese Exam
125 minutes
Official answering time
JASSO 2026 EJU guidelines
0-400 + 0-50
Score ranges
JASSO examination subjects and score pages
JPY 12,000
2026 Japan one-subject fee
JASSO examination fee page
100
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JASSO's 2026 EJU Japanese test is Japanese-only, lasts 125 minutes, and reports reading/listening/listening-reading on a 0-400 common scale plus writing on a 0-50 rating scale. There is no single pass mark because universities set their own admissions thresholds. The local bank has 100 original practice questions.
Sample EJU Japanese Practice Questions
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1短い文章: 大学図書館では、試験期間だけでなく普段から自習席が不足している。そこで、来月から一部の会議室を学生用に開放することになった。本文の中心内容として最も適切なものはどれか。
2掲示: 4月10日から学生証がない場合、情報処理室に入室できません。忘れた学生は1階事務室で仮カードを借りてください。この掲示から分かることはどれか。
3メール: レポートの提出期限は金曜ですが、調査対象者への聞き取りが遅れているため、月曜まで延長していただけないでしょうか。送信者の目的は何か。
4文章: 佐藤さんは発表前、何度も資料を見直した。発表後、友人に「準備しておいてよかった」と言った。佐藤さんについて最も自然に言えることはどれか。
5表の説明: A案は費用が安いが駅から遠い。B案は費用が高いが駅に近い。委員会は予算を重視してA案を選んだ。選ばれた理由はどれか。
6文章: この制度は、留学生が地域の家庭を訪問し、日本の生活文化を学ぶことを目的としている。「この制度」とは何を指すか。
7手順: 申込書を印刷し、指導教員の署名をもらってから、学生課に提出する。正しい順番はどれか。
8文章: 新しい食堂は便利になった。しかし、昼休みには列が長く、席を探すだけで10分以上かかる。この筆者の評価に最も近いものはどれか。
9次の段落の最初に入れる文として最も自然なものはどれか。後続文: 例えば、授業動画を事前に見ておくことで、教室では討論に多くの時間を使える。さらに、分からない部分を何度も確認できる。
10文章: 駅前の駐輪場は無料だったため、長期間置かれた自転車が増えた。市は利用を有料にし、放置自転車を減らそうとしている。市が有料化する主な理由はどれか。
About the EJU Japanese Exam
EJU Japanese as a Foreign Language is JASSO's academic Japanese test for international students applying to undergraduate study at Japanese universities and other higher education institutions. The official test measures communication ability needed for higher education and daily life in Japan through writing, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and listening-reading comprehension. This local practice bank contains 100 original multiple-choice questions for academic reading, written adaptations of listening and listening-reading reasoning, discourse cohesion, academic vocabulary, and writing-task evaluation.
Assessment
Official EJU Japanese as a Foreign Language consists of Writing (30 minutes, 0-50), Reading comprehension (40 minutes), and Listening-reading plus Listening comprehension (about 55 minutes). Reading, listening, and listening-reading are reported together on a 0-400 score range, with reading 0-200 and listening/listening-reading 0-200. All questions are multiple-choice except writing.
Time Limit
125 minutes total: Writing 30 minutes, Reading comprehension 40 minutes, Listening-reading and Listening comprehension about 55 minutes
Passing Score
No universal passing score. Scores are reported as 0-400 for reading/listening/listening-reading and 0-50 for writing; each university sets its own requirement.
Exam Fee
Japan: JPY 12,000 for one subject in 2026, including tax; overseas fees vary by test country or region (Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO))
EJU Japanese Exam Content Outline
Reading comprehension
Explanatory, editorial, academic, and practical campus texts requiring detail recognition, main idea, relationship between information, inference, chart or table integration, and logical interpretation.
Listening and listening-reading comprehension
Lectures, speeches, survey presentations, consultations, instructions, advice, and campus conversations requiring gist, intent, comparison of spoken and visual information, and conclusion-drawing.
Writing
Argument or issue-explanation tasks scored for addressing the prompt, persuasive reasons, evidence or examples, multiple perspectives, organization, and appropriate Japanese expression.
Academic language and discourse cohesion
Grammar, connectives, reference, register, vocabulary, and paragraph flow are practiced as supporting skills for EJU reading comprehension and writing performance.
How to Pass the EJU Japanese Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal passing score. Scores are reported as 0-400 for reading/listening/listening-reading and 0-50 for writing; each university sets its own requirement.
- Assessment: Official EJU Japanese as a Foreign Language consists of Writing (30 minutes, 0-50), Reading comprehension (40 minutes), and Listening-reading plus Listening comprehension (about 55 minutes). Reading, listening, and listening-reading are reported together on a 0-400 score range, with reading 0-200 and listening/listening-reading 0-200. All questions are multiple-choice except writing.
- Time limit: 125 minutes total: Writing 30 minutes, Reading comprehension 40 minutes, Listening-reading and Listening comprehension about 55 minutes
- Exam fee: Japan: JPY 12,000 for one subject in 2026, including tax; overseas fees vary by test country or region
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does EJU Japanese as a Foreign Language test?
JASSO states that the test measures academic Japanese needed for study at Japanese universities and communication in daily life. It includes writing, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and listening-reading comprehension.
How is the EJU Japanese score reported?
Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and listening-reading comprehension are reported on a 0-400 common scale. Writing is scored separately on a 0-50 rating scale rather than the same scaled-score system.
How long is the Japanese as a Foreign Language test?
The official order and timing are Writing for 30 minutes, Reading comprehension for 40 minutes, then Listening-reading and Listening comprehension for about 55 minutes, for 125 minutes of answering time.
Are EJU Japanese questions multiple-choice?
JASSO says all EJU questions are multiple-choice except the writing section of Japanese as a Foreign Language. The writing section uses a separate written answer sheet.
Does EJU Japanese have a pass or fail result?
No universal pass/fail threshold is set by JASSO. Universities and programs decide which EJU subjects and score levels they require for admission.