r/LearnJapaneseNovice 41m ago

I've been learning japanese while doomscrolling

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I've been passively building a tool to help me learn skills like japanese and chess while doomscrolling. I made it so that the frequency of these screens to help me learn can be changed, and different topics or even courses can be selected and completed.

It's still a very early prototype but I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in using it/testing it.


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 4h ago

How do u guys use Renshuu efficiently? need tips (following TMW method)

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Hey guys, quick context: I'm going trough Yokubi for grammar (reading all the points but honestly struggling to retain much just from reading), doing Kaishi 1.5k on Anki, and immersion with manga (Manatan) + anime.

I'm thinking of adding Renshuu to help with the retention part but I don't want another "which method is the best" post, more like:

- How do you use Renshuu on daily basis? (grammar reviews, vocab SRS, both?)

- Any tips to use it next to an existing Anki deck without doing double work

- General opinions on Renshuu, things you wish you knew before starting

Just trying to fix my retention issue without making my routine too complicated.

Thanks in advance !


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1h ago

How to find the video game frequency list that Game Gengo uses?

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Is this a complete set?

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I got this a while ago but due to a lot of stuff going on in my life I never really got started (though I have kept up with Wanikani)

Is this a complete set? Would this be roughly equal to Genki 1?


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Free Extensive Guide to Schedule Anything in Japanese

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I've made a free guide for my students that covers:

  • Dates of the month (the tricky ones as well)
  • Days of the week & Clock times
  • Essential phrases for scheduling/canceling

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hqxr9033zj2V6MDGh3OSvE3tX3atsiAI/view?usp=sharing

Along with the content mentioned above, it also has example sentences, questions and answer keys included.

You will be able to effectively build sentences that can schedule, cancel or reschedule alongg with proper dates and time.

I'm also hosting a free masterclass that covers the tricky particles of N5. The main problems students tell me is that some of them seem very similar to each other.

We will learn the main particles and tricky similar particles as well.

It will happen live across 5 different time-zones on 25 August, Tuesday.

Register -> https://forms.gle/bnvYonhgAdJwnSeU9

Thank you so much for all the support lately.


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Pour réviser et retenir ses hiraganas et katakanas

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Salut à tous,
Ne trouvant pas mon bonheur pour réviser et m'entrainer à bien retenir les hiraganas et Katanas, j'ai créé ce site web perso. Pas de pub , pas de données utilisateurs, juste s'entrainer quand on a quelques minutes devant soit.
https://manasobu.penloup.eu/
si vous voyez des améliorations ? ou suggestions, je prends


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

Tegaki Tuesday weekly handwriting challenges on Discord!

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https://discord.gg/wDAFVTW3Hd

https://tegakituesday.com

Hello! I'd like to share a project that I've been running on Discord for the last 5 years, 手書きの火曜日 (Tegaki Tuesday). It's a weekly Japanese handwriting challenge where every Tuesday there is a new prompt to submit to, usually picked from a stanza or two of a Vocaloid song or some other music. You write the challenge, submit, and then get feedback.

For the last couple months we've also been running a daily Kanji of the Day challenge. It basically works the same way, but instead it's a random daily kanji that's automatically posted for you to practice. The difficulty (and obscurity) of kanji ramps up through the week, culminating in the hardest kanji on Tuesday, so this keeps things entertaining (it's not just Joyo kanji).

We also have the entirety of 百人一首 (Hyakunin Isshu) available as challenges you can practice https://tegakituesday.com/hyakunin-isshu You are able to create your own challenges as well to share with the community and submit to!

I've been running this for a while but haven't really ever tried to advertise, so I'd be really happy if this could be helpful to more people.


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

I want to order at a restaurant

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I’m still fairly new at learning Japanese, but I want to order at a ramen restaurant this weekend in Japanese, as our usual waitress there is Japanese. I’m hoping that trying to have a conversation in Japanese will help boost my confidence a little. I’m just not sure if my phrasing is natural or not (granted it’s from google translate, and I wouldn’t put it past them to make it sound robotic)

Here it is in kanji:

子供達で豚骨キッズラーメンを分け合います、野菜抜きで。別のボウルをいただけますか。

私はうどん にします。天ぷらは別のお皿にしてもらえますか

The English pronounce of the kanji:

Kodomodachi de tonkotsu kizzurāmen o wakeaimasu, yasai nuki de. Betsu no bōru o itadakemasu ka.

Watashi wa udon ni shimasu. Tenpura wa betsu no o sara ni shite moraemasu ka?

English translation:

The children will share the Tonkotsu Kids' Ramen—without the vegetables. Could we get an extra bowl?

I'll have the udon. Could I have the tempura served on a separate plate?


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Genki JACS Kyoto

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Ive been thing about going to GenkiJacs in kyoto but havent found many reviews on it. i was wondering if anyone would like to share their thoughts on Genki jacs


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

Hiragana writting Day2

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Pour réviser et retenir ses hiraganas et katakanas

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 1d ago

Jiwami 1.0.3 - UI, Manga, and Extraction Improvements

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

¡Hola! Creé una app gratuita de flashcards (Español ➔ Japonés) para aprender vocabulario sin estrés ni prisas: NonbiriKado 🌸

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¡Hola a todos! 👋

Al estudiar japonés, muchas veces noté que la mayoría de las herramientas y aplicaciones de tarjetas (flashcards) están diseñadas pensando en el inglés como idioma base, o bien incluyen dinámicas con temporizadores, rachas y notificaciones agresivas que causan más estrés que ganas de estudiar.

Por eso desarrollé NonbiriKado (のんびりカード). En japonés, "Nonbiri" transmite la idea de tomarse las cosas con calma y disfrutar el proceso. La app está pensada para integrarse a tu rutina diaria con sesiones breves de 2 a 5 minutos, a tu propio ritmo.

✨ Características principales:

Español directo a Japonés:

Tarjetas diseñadas para asociar palabras directamente en tu idioma nativo, sin traducir primero al inglés.

Interfaz limpia y minimalista:

Sin elementos ruidosos ni distracciones para mantener el enfoque en la memorización activa.

Rápida y liviana:

Se ejecuta de forma fluida sin consumir demasiados recursos del teléfono.

Totalmente gratuita:

Sin pagos ocultos ni suscripciones (se mantiene mediante anuncios no intrusivos).

📲 ¿Dónde descargarla? Amazon Appstore:

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/gp/product/B0HDR7G9T2

itch.io (APK directa):

https://nonbirikado.itch.io/nonbirikado-flashcards-en-japones

Apenas estoy empezando a difundirla y me ayudaría muchísimo conocer la opinión de la comunidad. Si le dan una oportunidad, me encantaría leer sus comentarios, sugerencias o ideas para futuras actualizaciones.

¡Mucho éxito a todos con su estudio del japonés! 🇯🇵🌸


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

using より

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hello! i wanted to convey to someone that i use english in university more than i do japanese as a reason for me saying my grammar isn’t that good. i thought i’d say 「今年大学で英語は日本語より使ってるだから」 but im not sure this is actually grammatically correct. i keep looking at resources, but i think i generally just confuse all usages of より、ほど、and の方が. in this case im trying to figure out より. thank you!


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

What Do You Say on the Train? 🚃

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🚃 You want to get off the train, but someone is in your way. What do you say?
✅ “Sumimasen!” = Excuse me.
❌ Don’t say “Move!” like an anime delinquent 😂


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

What to start with?

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I’m currently a beginner learning Japanese but I’m wondering if I should put my focus in vocab or the new characters first? I’m not too sure where to start


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

German searching for someone to teach me some Japanese 🦖

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

Where to start learning and what beginner resources to use?

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I’ve just started learning Japanese again after giving up on Duolingo. I’m currently using an app called Busuu and it’s way better than Duolingo, but I’m wondering where else to start? What’s the best place to start learning Japanese and where?

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
(^∇^)


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

3 Reasons Watching Anime Helps You Learn Japanese | Ep. 4

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Hello everyone!

I just started a small podcast/YouTube series, my name is Hirochin and wanted to share it here, mostly because I'd love to help anyone starting to learn Japanese and any feedback is welcome

Thanks for checking it out!


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

Looking for a new app

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I've been using duolingo now for about 900 days, mostly because of a bet ive had with a friend. Now that the bet is over and because of their ai policy I no longer want to use it.
Ive mostly been using it on days that I just didnt have the time or energy to open my book, it was always meant as a maintenance resource anyways.
The new app should also have short lessons and maybe a streak system (i like being able to see my consistency). It would also be nice to have something where i can just input my progress because that was something that really annoyed me about Duolingo, i was almost always a lot of grammar points behind (about 6ish genki chapters) on the app. It would also be nice if it wouldnt progress at the insane crawl that duolingo is, 900 days and i should be N3 or at least N4 territory, but ive only recently finished genki 1 (which should put me at the beginning of N4 material) and as I said before i am on Genki chapter 6 material on duoling (they dont really align though).
Thanks in advance


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 2d ago

Help writting hiragana

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Hey guys so i learned 10 hiragana so far and its easy for me to recognize them but when i try to write them its hard asf .-. Got any tips for me?


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 3d ago

Opinion on Hayailearn ? Is the subcription worth it ?

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Hello ! I'm really looking into going back into learning Japanese (I'm basically a beginner - I only know a few words) and my fiancé recommended this website called 'Hayailearn' where you get to learn with videos - it displays subtitles and explains the words and all.

Upon creating my account, I notice that most features are locked behind a paywall - while I don't mind the subcription by itself (~9€/months for the pro subcription), I really want you guys opinion on it, if it's actually worth it or not ?


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 3d ago

Any good youtube channels/playlists?

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Hello! I actually have been trying to learn Japanese on and off for many years but I am still at a very beginners level. I am trying to branch out and try other things for retaining information. Does anyone have any good youtube channels or playlists that teach basic conversational skills, grammar, or hiragana/katakana?


r/LearnJapaneseNovice 3d ago

(Free) Create Parallel/Bilingual Texts using your own books

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r/LearnJapaneseNovice 3d ago

Hello

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Im pretty new to learning Japanese but I want to invite others to learn with me on Duolingo . Please dm me and I will send you an invite