Hot take (maybe?): the best immersion content for beginner/intermediate
It's manga. Might be a hot take, but nothing keeps you hooked like reading. You can easily get…
Serious question “づ” pronunciation
So I was reading some japanese manga for studying purposes. The type of manga doesn't matter don't worry…
Please help me with the nuance of this sentence
A kanji book had the sentence. エマさんは日本語を話すことができます。 Which they translated to: Ema can speak Japanese. It’s a bit…
Weekly Thread: Material Recs and Self-Promo Wednesdays! (April 16, 2025)
Happy Wednesday! Every Wednesday, share your favorite resources or ones you made yourself! Tell us what your resource…
I love 90s JRPG humor. 🤣
Context: The Game is ペルソナ2罪 (1999) in it, high school students are saying that if you call your…
‘dummy nouns’ aka 形式名詞
Found a good article about 形式名詞, which are those nouns like こと・もの・とおり・よう that are basically used as both…
Just for the laughs
Just for the laughs by PolyglotPaul
Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 16, 2025)
This thread is for all simple questions, beginner questions, and comments that don't need their own post. Welcome…
A Random Guide to Manga for Japanese.
Random Guide Backlog: The Basic Prerequisites Visual Novels Light Novels/Web Novels Anime Random Guide #5. At this point,…
Adult learner seeking language school away from big cities
I’m exploring options to spend some meaningful time in Japan while continuing my Japanese studies. I've got about…
Do NOT assume that anime will always be easier than Japanese novels
This is something that I wish I better understood when I started learning Japanese. When it comes to…
Why there are very few swear words in Japanese?
As I keep learning English (I’m Japanese), I have noticed that Japanese doesn't have many swear words, but…