Any tips for remembering to spice up your japanese when talking rather than speaking “objectively”?
As an example, I'm asking for tips on remembering to say stuff like テストに失敗してしまいました as opposed to just…
How do you tell when the last name ends and first name begins? I end up merging then or pronouncing it wrong without knowing which one is which before hand :/
How do you tell when the last name ends and first name begins? I end up merging then…
Simple kanji app for studying specific kanji?
Hi all, I’m looking for a simple kanji app that allows me to bookmark specific kanji for studying.…
Learning Japanese in Chinese, or English? Anyone with experience?
Little background, I’ve studied mandarin for about 4 years now and am conversational, can understand most things without…
If you had six weeks of free time with no obligations as an upper beginner / lower intermediate (?) learner, what would you do with that time?
Summer break is rapidly approaching, which means that I'll have six weeks worth of time to do anything…
Searching for someone to talk japanese with
First of all, i'm sorry if this is the wrong place to do it, i'm not used to…
So, I’m reading this VN and I’m both confused and intrigued about the term 羽織
The VN is 東京陰陽師 and it's about a, you guessed it, a modern-day Tokyo onmyoji. It's a BL…
Looking for some Japanese podcasts for an intermediate listener (or other audio focused medium)
I’m decently far along my japanese learning journey, and recently I’ve been wanting to improve my listening as…
[Weekend meme] Show me someone who swears its super important who isn’t selling a course
Good pronunciation is important but once you get to a level where your japanese requires no effort to…
Learning supplies to buy in Japan?
I'm currently in Japan and was wondering if there are any recommendations for learning resources I should consider…
Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (July 13, 2025)
This thread is for all the simple questions (what does that mean?) and minor posts that don't need…
Japanese restaurant fail
I went to an authentic Japanese restaurant and the lady who took my order didn’t really seem to…