“i” pronounced as “u”
I’ve noticed more and more that romaji “i” ([i]) sometimes gets pronounced as “u” ([ɨ]), and was wondering…
I was playing a visual novel. Why does the english translation say that Luna is written in kanji if the image shows hiragana?
I was playing a visual novel. Why does the english translation say that Luna is written in kanji…
Small Victories – Can finally read kana
Small Victories – Can finally read kana by Thandius
Making progress past this point
Hi everyone, I’ve started learning my TL (JP) in February, and I’ve gotten to about N4, comfortably. Of…
Struggling with test prep
I’ve been putting in about 4–5 hours a day since the end of August . And I've been…
Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (September 30, 2025)
This thread is for all the simple questions (what does that mean?) and minor posts that don't need…
Weekly Thread: Study Buddy Tuesdays! Introduce yourself and find your study group! (September 30, 2025)
Happy Tuesday! Every Tuesday, come here to Introduce yourself and find your study group! Share your discords and…
Condensed Audio
Does anyone know where I find a bunch of condensed audio? Im looking for audio for terrace house…
Why are there so many 四字熟語 about impregnable fortresses?
I’ve noticed that a lot of 四字熟語 seem to describe things like impregnable fortresses, unassailable walls, or unbeatable…
Found a nice video explaining more about japanese immersion learning
He seems to go really in depth about it by dadasax
resouces for studying commonly paired words?
for jlpt. examples like how してしまう・しちゃう are often paired with つい, or how a word like 平均 has…
ReLearning Japanese, looking for advice.
I spoke Japanese a fair bit as a child(started age 6,usa never been to japan), but was never…