What’s your favorite kanji?
For me, mine is very basic but it's 雨. I'm a rain lover and I love that the…
Weekly Thread: Study Buddy Tuesdays! Introduce yourself and find your study group! (April 29, 2025)
Happy Tuesdays! Every Tuesday, come here to Introduce yourself and find your study group! Share your discords and…
How is renshuu (or other apps you recommend) as an all in one app?
Im currently using ringotan(writing), bubpro(grammar), wanikani(kanji), anki(vocab), and the quartet textbook(studying with a teacher). It'd be nice if…
Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 29, 2025)
This thread is for all simple questions, beginner questions, and comments that don't need their own post. Welcome…
From a “educational psychology” perspective, what’s happening when I can read a Kanji or Vocab word and know its meaning and pronunciation, I can hear and understanding it, but I can’t translate from English in my head to written Japanese?
I think I'm falling into a familiar pattern as many learners here have. In using WaniKani to learn…
Are there general patterns or memorization rules for verbs when the subject is the do-er vs. the…do-ee?
I've been struggling with differentiating verbs with the same root, and struggling even harder to find an answer…
sharing one of my favorite words I’ve learned thus far
when you Google something in Japanese and see 炎上 as one of the suggested searches, you know you’re…
Can someone explain this to me?
So I'm doing a bit of listening practice and got this question wrong. Q:何か身分を証明するものはお持ちでしょうか。 1 はい、お持ちです。❌ 2 すみません。何も持っていません。✅…
Weekly Thread: Writing Practice Monday! (April 28, 2025)
Happy Monday! Every Monday, come here to practice your writing! Post a comment in Japanese and let others…
Pro tip: want to use anime to learn/ get better at Japanese? Do this.
I realize I'm touching a landmine here (we have the camps of "absolutely use anime to learn Japanese"…
Alternatives to Bunpro to consolidate grammar?
I appreciate that grammar can be studied on books and on YouTube but I personally like having a…
A take on pitch accent
I believe that the best way to acquire pitch accent without constant manual effort, is to first specifically…