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Easy Japanese Reading: How to Start and What to Read
Japanese Learning

Easy Japanese Reading: How to Start and What to Read

How to practice reading Japanese without burning out: the 95 percent rule, when to look a word up, what to read at each stage, and free passages to start.

JLPT N4 Study Plan: How to Pass in 6 Months
JLPT Prep

JLPT N4 Study Plan: How to Pass in 6 Months

A realistic 6-month JLPT N4 study plan: a week-by-week schedule, the kanji, vocab and grammar you need, the real pass mark, and the traps that fail people.

JLPT N3 Grammar List with Easy Explanations (All 112 Points)
JLPT Study Guide

JLPT N3 Grammar List with Easy Explanations (All 112 Points)

Every JLPT N3 grammar point explained: all 112, with examples, audio, and the confusable pairs learners actually get wrong. The complete N3 grammar list.

JLPT N4 Grammar List with Easy Explanations (All 69 Points)
JLPT Study Guide

JLPT N4 Grammar List with Easy Explanations (All 69 Points)

Every JLPT N4 grammar point explained — all 69, with examples, audio, and the confusable pairs learners actually get wrong. The complete N4 grammar list.

Japanese Sentence Structure: Word Order Rules That Stick
Japanese Grammar

Japanese Sentence Structure: Word Order Rules That Stick

Japanese word order is not backwards English. Learn the one rule that fixes most beginner sentences, what you can move, and what you can never move.

Hello in Japanese: 11 Greetings and When to Use Each
Japanese Phrases

Hello in Japanese: 11 Greetings and When to Use Each

Japanese has no single word for hello. Konnichiwa, ohayou, konbanwa, moshi moshi and otsukaresama explained, with the times you should not use them.

Japanese Numbers 1 to 100 and Beyond: Why 4 Has Two Readings
Japanese Vocabulary

Japanese Numbers 1 to 100 and Beyond: Why 4 Has Two Readings

Japanese numbers 1 to 100 and beyond: the two counting systems, why 4, 7 and 9 have two readings, the sound changes, and how 万 breaks big numbers.

Japanese Words Everyone Gets Wrong (And What They Mean)
Japanese Culture

Japanese Words Everyone Gets Wrong (And What They Mean)

Baka, sensei, otaku, itadakimasu, gaijin and moshi moshi do not mean what anime taught you. What each word actually does in Japan, with examples and the mistakes learners keep making.

Japanese Verb Conjugation Chart: All 12 Forms + Free PDF
Japanese Grammar

Japanese Verb Conjugation Chart: All 12 Forms + Free PDF

Every Japanese verb form in one chart: masu, te, ta, nai, potential, passive, causative and more, plus a free printable PDF workbook with answer key.