Ways to more naturally introduce questions?
In English, I often use ”by the way” or ”speaking of nothing” whenever I ask questions out of…
迷惑する vs 迷惑させる
Hello everyone! Two questions: (1) Does 迷惑させる make any grammatical sense? To me 迷惑する feels counterintuitive, but I…
Help with an Anthropology project
As the title states, I’ve been tasked with an assignment for a class in my summer semester. While…
Why am I being called “cute”?
When I was in Japan for four months last year as an exchange student, I noticed something while…
Are new Sino-Japanese words still being created? Or absorbed from Chinese? Or do they stop growing in numbers?
And if they absorb a word from Mandarin/other Chinese languages, is the word absorbed via their Sino-Japanese characters…
is usage of 婦人 or 女 more common and what’s the difference?
I saw somebody use it in a sentence and it got me thinking, thank you in advance by…
Anki help and strategies
Anki help and tips Hello, I'm currently studying for the JLPT N2 to take in December, and was…
how do people use ’’こと’’ in sentences?
I see people use こと in their sentences and i have absolutely NO idea why its there and…
Is 愛 a cringy tattoo?
So I’ve wanted gaara’s tattoo since I was a kid. I will admit I just thought he was…
I have a question about the Japanese language.
So this 蛇 in romaji is "hebi" (meaning snake) however when you add 喰 "bami" (meaning bite), it's…
Experience
Always admired the Japanese culture and people. Some amazing buildings architecture. But beem told not very welcoming to…
Has anyone here focused on building speaking skills first, before learning Kanji?
👋Hi all, I’ve been thinking about how different learners approach Japanese, especially those whose main goal is to…