Learn Japanese: Dates of the Month
Just when you thought you knew the Japanese number system along comes the next wave of number-based words to throughly throw you out of wh....
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Book Review: Japanese Graded Readers
The Japanese Graded Readers Series is aimed at providing a fun and informative way to practice basic Japanese vocabulary and reading/listeni....
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Word Of The Week: Kaiwa (会話)
Our Japanese word for today is – Kaiwa (会話) meaning conversation. The first kanji (会) means meeting, meet, join or party and has th....
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Japanese Terms Explained for Beginners
So you just started learning Japanese and you’re wondering what all these crazy new terms are that you’ve never heard of before? To get....
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Learning Japanese: Do It Your Own Way
Everyone learns a different way. It’s an obvious statement but one that bears thinking about when you’re attempting to learn a languag....
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Learning Japanese: Never Give Up
Image Credit: Fey-Rayen (DeviantArt) Whether you’re a beginner, advanced or somewhere in between, at some point in your Japanese studie....
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Review: Kodansha Kanji Dictionary
Although my life is dominated by the very latest electronics and my general distain for all things paper-based is infamous; Jack Halpern’s....
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Word Of The Week: Choushoku (朝食)
This week’s Word Of The Week is – Choushoku (朝食) meaning breakfast (formal). There are two other versions of breakfast – 朝飯 (A....
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Similar Kanji: Icicle vs Eternity
In terms of similar kanji, 氷 (icicle) and 永 (eternity) are very close. They’re clearly not indistinguishable but at normal reading s....
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Word Of The Week: Monogatari (物語)
This week’s Word Of The Week is – Monogatari (物語) meaning story or tale. Monogatari is made up of two kanji – 物語 (ものが....
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Review: My Top 5 Kanji iPhone Apps
The iPhone app store is chock full of every imaginable application but quantity doesn’t always mean quality. While there is plenty of choi....
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Word Of The Week: Densha (電車)
This week’s Word Of The Week is – Densha (電車) meaning (Electric) Train – which in Japan is an integral part of everyday life, espe....
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Japan Vocab: Around My Home
In today’s J-Vocab series we take a look at some items that you’d expect to find around the house. The proliferation of more Western ....
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Word Of The Week: Gaikokujin (外国人)
This week’s Word Of The Week is – Gaikokujin (外国人) meaning Foreigner – a word that is historically well in-grained in the Japan....
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Word Of The Week: Toshokan (図書館)
This week’s Word Of The Week – Toshokan (図書館) meaning Library – is probably still relevant for those of us who have our heads....
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Learn Kanji: North, South, East and West
Having a practical purpose for learning something is always the best way motivator and so with that in mind I am going to take you through....
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3 Ways to Learn Japanese With YouTube
I use YouTube to improve my Japanese in 3 simple ways: Listen and Learn, Watch and Read and finally – Watch, Listen and Learn. A great ....
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Mnemonics: Learn Japanese Faster
When I first started Japanese, I struggled to memorise certain things – some I got straight away, others took time and slowed my progress.....
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Use Twitter To Improve Your Japanese
The internet has made many things in our lives so much easier and learning languages is definitely one of those. It doesn’t make the ac....
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Learn Kanji: The Kanji Starter Kit
So you’ve mastered hiragana and katakana and now you’re ready to move on to kanji. Kanji is where things really start to get interestin....
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Japan Signs: Waiting Room
This kanji sign caught my eye at Shinjuku station in Tokyo as it was quite a cool November morning and the glass waiting room (待合室) ....
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Should I Take The JLPT?
The JLPT is over for another year. Some of you attended, some may have missed it, others didn’t know it was on and the rest. Well, care f....
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Japan Vocab: Weather Words
Visiting Japan and want to discuss the weather with the locals? Studying to become a meteorologist? Or maybe you’re just looking for a ....
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Joyo kanji list set for 2010 overhaul
Japan’s official kanji list, known as joyo (general-use) kanji, is set to be updated for the first time in over three decades. The cu....
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