COURSE NAME
EJU Prep 2026
INSTRUCTOR: Claude
FULL TIMELINE: Dec 2025 → Nov 2026
Phase 1: Foundation (Dec 2025 - Jan 2026) - 6 weeks
Goal: N5 Complete + Start N4
Phase 2: N4 Mastery (Feb - Mid March 2026) - 6 weeks
Goal: N4 Complete + EJU Subjects Start
Phase 3: N3 Push (Late March - May 2026) - 10 weeks
Goal: N3 Complete + Heavy EJU Prep for June
Phase 4: First EJU (June 2026)
Target: 620-670 total
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Phase 5: N2 Grind (July - October 2026) - 16 weeks
Goal: Solid N2 + Perfect EJU Subjects
Phase 6: Second EJU (November 2026)
Target: 700-750 total
Phase 7: Applications (Dec 2026 - Feb 2027)
Apply to universities, prep for visa
Phase 8: JAPAN! (April 2027) 🇯🇵
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WEEKLY STRUCTURE (Standard Week)
Monday-Thursday: Study Days (4 days)
● Morning: 4 hours Japanese
● Evening: 4 hours Japanese (later: 3h JP + 1h EJU)
● 8 hours/day × 4 days = 32 hours
Friday: Study Day (1 day)
● Morning: 4 hours Japanese
● Evening: 2 hours Japanese + 2 hours Content Creation
● 6 hours study
Saturday: Light Day (homework/review)
● Morning: 2 hours review/Anki/reading
● Evening: 2 hours Content Creation
● 2 hours study (light)
Sunday: Review Session Day
● Morning: 3 hours - Weekly review & practice tests
● Evening: 1 hour - Prep for next week
● 4 hours study (review focus)
Weekly Total: ~44 hours study time ✅
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PHASE 1: FOUNDATION (Weeks 1-6)
December 11, 2025 - January 21, 2026
Goal: Complete N5 + Start Kanji + Basic Reading
WEEK 1 (Dec 11-17) - DONE!
Hiragana/Katakana complete
Basic vocab (80+ words)
Basic grammar (particles, past tense,
questions)
Adjectives introduced
て-form introduced
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WEEK 2 (Dec 18-24)
Mon-Tue: Review & Solidify
Review adjectives thoroughly
Practice て-form extensively
Review all particles
Make lots of example sentences
Wed-Thu: New Grammar
Potential form (can do)
Volitional form (let's do)
~たい form (want to do)
Comparative sentences (more/less)
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Fri: New Grammar
Giving/receiving verbs (あげる、くれる、もらう)
More て-form uses
Sat: Light homework
Anki reviews
Read simple Japanese (Twitter, game menus)
Sun: Review session
Practice test all Week 2 grammar
Write 20 sentences using new patterns
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WEEK 3 (Dec 25-31) - Includes Christmas!
Mon: Review Week 1-2 grammar
Tue-Thu: Start Kanji + Continue Grammar
Start learning kanji: 10/day = 30 this week
Focus on N5 kanji (numbers, days, basic)
New grammar: ~ている (continuous), ~てある (result
state)
Obligation/prohibition (なければならない、ちゃいけな
い)
Fri: Kanji + Grammar
Continue kanji (10/day)
Practice writing sentences with kanji
Sat: Light - Christmas Break!
Just Anki reviews
Watch anime with JP subs (fun!)
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Sun: Review session
Test all kanji learned (30 total)
Grammar review
Read simple texts
Total Kanji by end of week: 30
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WEEK 4 (Jan 1-7, 2026) - New Year!
Mon: Light (New Year)
Review only
Tue-Thu: Kanji + N5 Grammar Completion
Kanji: 10/day = 30 more (60 total now)
Complete remaining N5 grammar patterns
Conditionals (たら、と、ば)
そうです、ようです (hearsay, appearance)
Fri: Kanji + Practice
Kanji continues
Reading practice with learned kanji
Sat: Light
Anki + light reading
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Sun: N5 Mock Test!
Take full N5 practice test
Identify weak areas
Total Kanji: 60
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WEEK 5 (Jan 8-14)
Mon-Thu: Start N4 + Kanji
Kanji: 15/day = 60 more (120 total)
N4 grammar begins (more complex patterns)
Causative form (させる)
Passive form (られる)
~そうです (looks like)
Fri: N4 Grammar
Causative-passive
~ようにする/なる
Kanji continues
Sat: Light
Reading practice
Anki
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Sun: Review
Test Week 5 material
Kanji quiz (all 120)
Total Kanji: 120
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WEEK 6 (Jan 15-21)
Mon-Thu: N4 Continuation + Kanji
Kanji: 15/day = 60 more (180 total)
More N4 grammar
~ために、~ように (purpose)
ばほど (the more... the more...)
Formal expressions
Fri: Practice
Apply all N4 grammar learned
Reading comprehension practice
Sat: Light
Anki + anime with JP subs
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Sun: Phase 1 Review
Take N5/early N4 practice test
Review all kanji (180)
Assess progress
Plan Phase 2
Total Kanji: 180 Grammar: N5 complete, N4
~40% done
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