Did I misunderstand this Japanese sentence?
The sentence is “勉強は楽じゃない”. For me I think 楽 can mean both easy and relaxing. But in this…
How to get back into Japanese after a 2-3 year break?
I had to take a break from studying Japanese for the past almost 3 years, because I had…
Why is 殺す such a common example verb on Yokubi?
It seems pretty weird to have kill be such a common example verb. In one lesson it gives…
How I learn Japanese…
Trying to get chords for a song… took me a whole lot longer to write this out than…
What is the origin of 一つ目?
This word is confusing for me as I would think it only means “one eye”, but I’m asking…
Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (September 21, 2025)
This thread is for all the simple questions (what does that mean?) and minor posts that don't need…
25 Free JLPT Practice Tests
Bunpro just announced a new feature including 25 JLPT practice tests (5 per level) for everyone to use…
What are your opinions of the English subtitles of Japanese shows/movies, for those of you who have reached some level of comprehension in Japanese.
Are you surprised how different some of them are from the original dialogue? It's not all just cultural…
How to get better at output?
There's a lot of ways to get better at input, something I'm slowly working at over time. I…
日本語じょうずだね
Japanese children get taught from an early age to "日本語じょうず" foreigners. Jk Anyway, recommending learners to pick up…
Kanji in the Wild
Hello there, Currently working on N3 in general. Been 2 Times in Tokyo and a thing i noticed…
Not really a meme. Old textbook with pitch accent. The first text I used.
Just showing and old popular beginner’s text with pitch notation by Ok-Implement-7863