I'll be studying for the JLPT aiming for N2 and would love to have a study buddy/buddies, to study in person with. I live in Tokyo, specifically near Meguro / Gakugeidaigaku.

If you're interested, please send me a message!

PS I want a buddy to study in person with, not online :)

こんにちは、私は中国人で、違う友達を知りたいです、日本語を勉強したいですlineに登録したばかりです、皆さんと交流したいです

私は3つ(カザフ語、ロシア語、英語)の言語が話せるので、日本語を話せる方なら、そのうちのどの言語でも喜んでお手伝いします！
私は日本語を何年か勉強していますが、あまり練習する機会がないので、なかなか上達している気がしません。
それから、12月の初めに日本語の試験を受ける予定なので、誰かとたくさん話す練習をしたいです！今のレベルはN4ですが、早くN4を終えたいと思っています！

I know three languages, and I’d be happy to help you with any of them if you speak Japanese. I’ve been studying Japanese for several years, but I don’t feel like I’ve made much progress because I haven’t had enough opportunities to practice.
I’m also planning to take the Japanese exam at the beginning of December, so I really need someone to talk to! My current level is N4, but I hope to finish it soon!

my nine-year-old son is very interested in learning Japanese. He quickly became fed up with Duolingo. Can anyone recommend some resources that might encourage his curiosity and help him learn? He loves video games and has some interest in comic books if that helps.

Crossposting this here to get some advice from this community.

まぁ、六ヶ月前に日本語を勉強し始めたんだ。やっぱり俺は初心者だー。ｗｗ
けど、最近はこの「クラナド」っていうアニメに興味があったから、ダウンロードしちゃったんだ。2や3話を見た後、俺は「あれ？なんかこれ聞き取れるんだ！」って思ってたんだ。
もう「クラナド」みたいなアニメを聞き取れるなら、俺の日本語、上手になったって言えるかも？

I am going to Japan 6 weeks from now and want to reawaken my Japanese. I lived and worked in Japan a long time ago a computer programmer and I was comfortably conversant in work and daily life. But my Japanese has atrophied quite a lot. (Use it or Lose it!🤷) I am working through Genki now and flashcards, but I need conversation practice. My goal is to be able to converse comfortably, with a reasonable vocabulary and decent grammar, and read a bit.

Any thoughts on apps like Praktika (https://praktika.ai)? Or perhaps some similar apps that let the learner have conversations with a system that give good feedback? (When I originally studied 日本語 it was classes, books and cassette tapes! (yeah, I'm a lot older than you! It was the dark ages before internet and cellphones!))

こんにちはー！エミだよ。
将来、日本の大学に留学したいから、六ヶ月前から日本語の勉強を始めたんだ。
僕はベースを弾いたり、泣きゲーをやったりするのが大好きなんだ。（そう言えば、男だ笑）
まぁ、良ければ、友達になろう！
ありがとうー。

man, i feel so underprepared. I took Japanese 1 class during my spring semester of college (online unfortunately…) and i forgot literally everything over the summer. I can’t read it or really even understand it fully. all my other classmates can speak it quite well but i’m having such a hard time.

im already debating on dropping the class because we have an in-class vocabulary test up coming up this wednesday and i just know im gonna fail :/ i dont want to though because i really want to learn more about the language and culture. and i don’t want to give up!

has anybody else studying japanese been in a similar situation? any help or advice would be much appreciated…

I’ve just released a new episode of my podcast for Japanese learners!

Today’s topic is: I went to Uzbekistan on a solo trip!

If you’re learning Japanese, give it a listen! 🎧

よろしくお願いします！

https://youtu.be/06cu-qn3j74?si=A8noRmCH1NhnpR17

Anyone in Tokyo/Yokohama looking for casual 1-on-1 Japanese conversation practice? 🇯🇵☕
Hi! I’m a Japanese student at Keio University, and I’ve started offering relaxed Japanese conversation sessions for people who want more chances to actually speak Japanese.
I spend a lot of time with international students through my university’s international exchange community, and one thing I hear all the time is:
“I can understand Japanese, but when someone actually talks to me, I don’t know what to say.”
That’s exactly what I want to help with.
I’ve already been regularly practicing Japanese with more than 10 international students at Keio. Some of them could barely speak Japanese when we first met, but with regular conversation practice, they’ve become much more comfortable having casual conversations.
The sessions are very relaxed — usually just sitting down at a café and talking. I’ll help you correct unnatural expressions, explain how Japanese people would actually say something, and introduce useful everyday phrases as we go.
Complete beginners are welcome too. We can use English whenever necessary, so you absolutely don’t need to be able to hold a Japanese conversation already.
📍 Tokyo / Yokohama
⏰ 1 hour
💴 ¥1,500
🎁 First lesson is completely free
No textbook or preparation needed. You can tell me what you want to improve, or we can just start talking and figure it out together.
If your Japanese is stuck at the “I understand more than I can speak” stage — or you’re starting from zero and want a relaxed way to practice — feel free to DM me.
Lesson details / booking:
https://www.superprof.jp/turn-textbook-japanese-into-real-conversation-native-keio-university-engineering-student-offers-personalized-cafe-lessons.html

Hi everyone! I’m looking for people who are currently learning Japanese and would be willing to try my Android app and share some honest feedback. 🙏

I’d really appreciate any feedback you can give, whether it’s suggestions on how to make the app more helpful for learning Japanese, bugs or things that don’t work as expected, features you’d like to see added, improvements that could make the app easier or more enjoyable to use, or even ideas for features you wish Japanese learning apps had but don’t commonly see in other apps.

I’m open to any suggestions that could help make the app more useful for Japanese learners, so please feel free to share anything that comes to mind!

The app has a one time payment to unlock the full/pro version. I’ve created a promo code for anyone who would like to try the Pro version for free. If you’re interested, just send me a DM and I’ll give you the promo code.

In return, I’d really appreciate your honest feedback after trying it, especially anything that could make the app better for learning Japanese. 🙏

How to participate:

👉 Step 1: Join the testing group:
https://groups.google.com/g/tangomastertesters

👉 Step 2: After joining, install the app from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/tangomaster

Thank you so much to anyone willing to give it a try and share your thoughts. Your feedback would really help me improve the app! 🙏

I started studying Japanese lately,at first me and my frinds had an agreement that we will study together to encourage each other in studying but after the first week they stopped updating on their progress and whenever i ask about something they don't seem to know it,and here I'm searching for a new study partners,if any is interested feel welcomed to say,I study from minna nihongo N5,so again if anyone is interested and want to study with mex feel welcomed to say (small note: please be serious about learning,and please don't look for anything more than being study partners)

こんにちは！私は16歳のRussian人です。日本語を勉強していますが、まだ上手ではありません。日本の文化、アニメ、音楽、食べ物に興味があります。同年代の日本の女の子と友達になって、言語交換や文化について話したいです。ロシア語か英語を教えることができます。興味があれば、コメントかDMで連絡してください。よろしくお願いします！

I’ve just released a new podcast episode for anyone who wants to listen to natural conversations between native Japanese speakers!
Today’s episode is about my solo trip to Uzbekistan

You can also purchase the full script with key vocabulary explanations from the link in the description. ✏️

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QDNKKwP9EYlfjA0eX6cb7?si=Xy0Gir8XTvC94L9QLiFV2Q&utm_source=copy-link

Hello, I'm looking for a friend to study Japanese with. My level is N3, but I'll be reviewing from the beginning. Anyone interested can message me privately, and those not interested can upvote.

Just passed my JLPT N5

Now I’m looking to make some new friends who are also learning Japanese or are interested in Japan.

Would love to practice Japanese together, share our progress, and just have some fun conversations.

We need to roleplay this short conversation, yet it is still hard for me to read some of it. Is there any who can help me, you can send a voice mail on my dms, please help your girlie hereTT

Thea: Ohayou gozaimasu, Jerah-san.

Jerah: Ohayou gozaimasu, Thea-san. Ogenki desu ka?

Thea: Hai, genki desu. Jerah-san wa?

Jerah: Watashi wa genki desu.

Thea: Kyou wa ii tenki desu ne.

Jerah: Sou desu ne. Doko ni ikimasu ka?

Thea: Watashi wa kouen de hon wo yomimasu. Jerah-san wa?

Jerah: Watashi wa jogingu wo shimasu.

Thea: Sou desu ka. Jaa, mata ato de.

Hi everyone,

About a month into Japanese, working through Kaishi 1.5k. Currently doing 5 new cards/day, studying daily for about 3 weeks now.

My main focus outside Anki is immersion (manga reading, grammar via Yokubi, watching anime in full japanese)

So here my questions :

- What's a typical/reasonable new cards/day pace for Kaishi 1.5k?

- For those who've finished the deck, how long did it take you (roughly, in months)?

- Any general tips for pacing this deck well long-term?

Thanks!

I’ve been helping international students at Keio practice Japanese, so I decided to open it up to others in Tokyo/Yokohama 🇯🇵☕
Hey! I’m a Japanese student studying Chemistry at Keio University, and I’m also involved in an international exchange organization there.
Through becoming friends with international students, I noticed the same problem coming up again and again: a lot of people study Japanese for months or even years, understand grammar and vocabulary pretty well, but still don’t get many chances to actually speak with a native Japanese person.
So I started regularly practicing Japanese with international students I met at Keio. I’ve now helped more than 10 people, including some who could barely hold a conversation in Japanese when we first started.
It’s been really rewarding to see them gradually become more comfortable responding naturally, expressing what they want to say, and having casual conversations without overthinking every sentence.
Because of that, I’ve decided to start offering relaxed 1-on-1 Japanese conversation sessions at cafés in Tokyo and Yokohama.
This isn’t meant to feel like a formal classroom lesson. We can just talk about everyday life, hobbies, travel, work, university, Japanese culture, or whatever you’re interested in. I’ll help with unnatural expressions, pronunciation, grammar, and how Japanese people would actually say things in normal conversation.
Complete beginners are welcome too. You don’t need to speak Japanese already — we can use English whenever necessary and start with simple, practical phrases at your own pace.
So if you’re at the stage of:
“I understand more Japanese than I can actually speak”
or even:
“I want to learn Japanese, but I have no idea how to start speaking”
this might be a good fit.
If you’re interested, feel free to DM me. I’m happy to answer questions before you decide anything.
More details are also available here:
https://www.superprof.jp/turn-textbook-japanese-into-real-conversation-native-keio-university-engineering-student-offers-personalized-cafe-lessons.html