Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (March 02, 2026)
This thread is for all the simple questions (what does that mean?) and minor posts that don't need…
Weekly Thread: Writing Practice Monday! (March 02, 2026)
Happy Monday! Every Monday, come here to practice your writing! Post a comment in Japanese and let others…
After genki 2
Right now I've just finished this book and I wonder how I should move from now on. Should…
Why ありがとう Means More Than Just “Thank You” in Japanese
TLDR: ありがとう comes from ありがたい, sometimes written as 有り難い ("difficult to exist"; 有り = exists, 難い = difficult),…
Looking for answer booklet to Kanzen master books
Hey, pretty much the title. I've bought 完全マスター grammar book for N2 recently, and noticed it said that…
What do you do when you can infer the meaning but not the reading when reading?
Recently I read some pages of a book i bought some time ago (読むだけですっきりわかる日本史) and despite having a…
Sounds that are the same but different kanji, how do you know which
I'm a beginner, and I find listening to songs quite useful. But I come across this line: 今いまでも青あおが棲んでいる…
Is it easier for a Japanese person to read Mandarin or Cantonese?
I noticed that the characters in the third person pronoun of Mandarin「他們」exist in Japanese with somewhat similar meanings. …
To skip rare words or not?
I know it depends on the situation and domain alot, but it kinda creates a dilemma, where I…
Today I learned that there is a word even more formal than お客様, which is 御華客様
Today I learned that there is a word even more formal than お客様, which is 御華客様 by WorkingAlive3258
Do you do your flashcards as quickly as possible or do you stop reflecting on each card?
I tend to do them as quickly as possible but I wonder if this is really the best…
Transition from Romaji
I just recently started learning Japanese. In the beginning I used flash cards with romaji just to get…