Vocabulary

Japanese • 22 Sep 2023

38 Weird Japanese Words You Won’t Find in Textbooks

Have you ever heard of the English word “petrichor,” which means “the smell of the earth after it rains?” What…

Japanese • 23 Aug 2023

The language learning community is divisive on whether you can learn Japanese from anime. On one hand it’s an incredibly…

Japanese • 22 May 2023

(desu) is often translated as “to be” in English. However, です is so much more complex and nuanced than that.…

Japanese • 18 Jul 2018

Itching to go beyond core Japanese vocabulary? Below are 10 advanced Japanese words that you won’t hear just anywhere. Learning…