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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Personally, I`d like to see a poll comparing the length of study with actual proficiency. Time tells little. 
I find it fascinating that people actually count study hours. Under 100 I can see, but when you get up to 1000... How do you keep track? The same with the number of kanji people understand. Once you pass a certain number, how do you keep track? |
I'm sorry that I did not make myself clear enough the first time around.
It is not like everytime you take out a textbook to study, you make a record of the hours that you put into. It would be absolute crazy to make that kind of record no matter how diligent you are. HOURS here signify the amount of CLASSROOM hours that you had put in.
E.g. 4 hours of lesson per day x 5 days week = 20 hours per week, and so on.
Hours are recorded on students attending lessons in a classroom environment, and NEVER on a personal basis or self-study.
Once you have completed the required certain hours, you are deemed to be ready for the particular JLPT level. Thus, you may sit for the JLPT exams accordingly.