Weekly Thread: Writing Practice Monday! (October 13, 2025)
Happy Monday! Every Monday, come here to practice your writing! Post a comment in Japanese and let others…
Tobira Textbook
皆さん,今日は! By any chance does anyone have a copy of Tobira II Pilot Version that was published in…
Maybe it’s not about fluency or amount of vocabulary. Maybe it’s about filling 2,200h.
I’ve been thinking about why so many learners get frustrated after a few months or years, that feeling…
My kanji study: Look back in the last 5 years
Currently studying for N1 and I went through the list of Kanji for N5 to N2 to see…
When a Kanji has more then one pronunciation and both seem plausible, how do I know which pronunciation I should use?
Take this example 浅草寺に伝わる縁起には、観音さま示現の日、一夜にして辺りに千株ほどの松が生じ、3日を過ぎると天から金の鱗をもつ龍が松林の中にくだったと記されている。 There is 記す（しるす）and there is 記する（きする）when I put them in passive voice both end…
Resources for etymology?
So one thing I've realized is that I am really good at remembering vocab, groups of words and…
How do we feel about unsubtitled gaming?
After about five years of "I'll wait until I get better at Japanese before I play this", I…
N3 -> N1 time based on word count?
Currently around N3 level and was wondering what the timeline is for N2 and N1 with my current…
Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (October 12, 2025)
This thread is for all the simple questions (what does that mean?) and minor posts that don't need…
Looking for advice on how to restart N1 study as a long-term resident in Japan
So, I’ve been living in Japan for about 20 years now. I already have N2, and I’m actually…
How would you prepare for a language exchange meetup?
I have the opportunity to go to a local language exchange meetup twice a month. I would like…
ウケル
I was watching Kizumonogatari and the character “Episode”uses a lot of weird slang phrases like 「ウケル」and 「チョーウケル、笑うよな」。 He…