JLPT N5 to early N4 · 35 units · about a year at one lesson a week

A year of lessons, materials included.The full beginner Japanese course.

Slides, homework, quizzes and teaching notes for all 44 lessons. The teaching order is already set.

Start with Unit 1 → See the course map Watch one lesson in a minute

35units

84grammar points

658words

102N5 kanji

44lessons

1Watch

One minute: how a lesson works

2Try it

The slides you share in class

Unit 1 opens right here. It's the same screen you'd use in a lesson.

Answers stay hidden until you tap
Romaji can be switched on or off
One tap back to grammar learned earlier
KKanji has its own part in each unit

3Handouts

Printables to hand out

Homework, quizzes, vocabulary sheets, grammar notes and more: 326 printable PDFs in all. These samples are from Units 1 to 4. Click one to see every page.

4Teaching notes

Including what to say when your student gets it wrong

Every unit has teaching notes to read before the lesson. They're written so tutors with little teaching experience can use them too.

Common mistakes
The reason behind each point
What to decide before the lesson
When to move on to the next unit

6How a lesson runs

Prep and one lesson, step by step

Before the lesson

1Read the teaching notes
2Open that lesson's slides

During the lesson

3Share the slides
4Hand out the homework
5Check with the quiz

A check after every lesson, a review every four units

The can-do check screen — Check what stuck, every lesson
Your student taps through what they can now do, and anything shaky links straight back to its part. Last, they talk about themselves using the patterns they've learned.

The review lesson page — A review lesson every four units
Grammar notes, a test and teaching notes. The lesson flow and every handout for that lesson sit on one page.

7Course map

Course map

For a limited time, the orientation and the first month of lessons (Units 1 to 4 and a review) are open to everyone. The rest opens after you buy.

Every lesson uses only what has been taught

Slides, drills and dialogues use only the words and patterns introduced up to that unit.

Unit 124words2patterns

Unit 5108words11patterns

Unit 20414words47patterns

Unit 35658words84patterns

Try it from Unit 1Slides, homework, quizzes, teaching notes and vocabulary sheets: everything in the free first month is open.Open the course map →

For students who cannot read hiragana yet, there are free kana practice cards. They only show words made of the rows the student has learned, so kana practice can run alongside Unit 1.

Price

Launch price

One payment

$99

Launch price until Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Japan time. From January 1, 2027: US$199.

Pay once and use it with no time limit. Future fixes and additions are included at no extra cost.

Buy it once

Full refund within 7 days of purchase, no reason needed

Prices are in US dollars. Depending on where you live, sales tax or VAT is added at checkout.

By placing an order you agree to the Terms, Refund policy, Privacy policy and Seller information (in Japanese). In short: a full refund within 7 days of purchase, no reason needed.

If this price doesn't work where you live, or you teach as a volunteer, I may be able to offer a discount. Write to hello@n5course.com before you buy.

Questions

How much prep does it take?

Before a lesson, read that lesson's teaching notes and open the slides. What to teach, in what order, and what the homework and quiz are is already decided, so no time goes into hunting for or building materials.

Can I use it with a student who can't read hiragana yet?

Yes. The slides show furigana and romaji (the romaji can be turned off), so you can teach from the first lesson while your student is still learning kana. For kana practice there are free practice cards that only show words made of the rows the student has learned. Open the kana cards →

Do I need a textbook?

No. This is the course itself, so your student doesn't need to buy a book either.

How does my student see it?

Share your screen during the lesson. The PDFs are yours to print or send.

Can I use it with students who pay me?

Yes, with as many of your own students as you like. The only thing you can't do is resell or redistribute the files.

What language are the explanations in?

Translations, grammar explanations and the chapter grammar notes are in English, and every Japanese sentence has furigana and romaji, so your student needs to read English. The teaching notes are written in Japanese, for tutors who read Japanese.

I've seen lesson plans sold for much less.

Lesson plans are notes for the teacher. You still need a textbook, and something to show your student. This is 35 units of slides and 326 PDFs, with no textbook needed, so your student doesn't buy a book either.
The price is for the time it would take to build 35 units yourself.

Is there N4 and beyond?

For now it runs from N5 to the start of N4 (35 units). What comes next depends on what tutors using it tell me.

Limited time

The first month of lessons is free for now

Slides, homework, quizzes and teaching notes for Units 1 to 4 and a review, in the same form you would use in a lesson. The hiragana and katakana practice cards are free too.

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