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Japanese Vocab and Grammar

Japanese • 19 Jun 2023

Japanese Question Words: Full Guide with Examples and Audio

Questions (and the words used to form them) are essential building blocks for communication. You can’t always rely on wild…

Japanese • 13 Jun 2023

My favorite Japanese word is tsundoku—the art of buying too many books and never actually reading them. I enjoy having…

Japanese • 5 Jun 2023

We rely much more on non-verbal forms of communication than we realize. So knowing common and culturally-appropriate gestures can really…

Japanese • 31 May 2023

Japanese punctuation, also known as 約物 (やくもの) — yakumono, includes all the written marks in Japanese that aren’t numbers, (かな)…

Japanese • 22 May 2023

I had made—yet another—social blunder. I used a phrase that sounded way too formal and made it seem like I…

Japanese • 20 May 2023

Can you describe your world in full color? Or are you stuck in black-and-white? In this post, we’ll give you…

Japanese • 19 May 2023

Wanna let loose, relax and really have fun with the Japanese language? Then you’ll need to know what Japanese sounds…

Japanese • 11 May 2023

If you started your Japanese learning adventure in the classroom, chances are you first learned the semi-polite, neutral way of…

Japanese • 3 May 2023

Did you know we use lots of Japanese words in English? If you’re learning Japanese, you already have a leg…

Japanese • 2 May 2023

Knowing the days of the week in Japanese is a key part of building your core vocabulary. Without the days…