Although you could in theory speak Japanese without knowing any hiragana, katakana or kanji, to read or write you will need some level of knowledge of all three. Practically, to function in Japan, or to read Japanese books or newspapers, or to communicate with Japanese people, mastering the ...
If you’re addressing a postcard from Japan to overseas, look for the portion of the card with the postal code symbol 〒, then address the card as it would make sense in your home country, but with the country name first. If you’re addressing the postcard to a Japanese address, plea...
In a Reddit thread about how long it takes to learn Japanese, users reported that around 800 hours of learning should be enough to fully understand anime. Others have argued that it takes 2 to 5 years of effort to achieve mastery. Although it must be admitted that all such calculations are...
如何学习日语(HowtolearnJapanese) Herearesomewaystolearn.Youcanlearnbyyourownhabits. Ifyouareabeginner,fromthe51tonemapofthemostbasic, pronunciationlearning,readtorememberJapanesewords,then tounderstandJapanesesentences,shortsentences!Weshould payattentiontopronunciation,sincethebeginningofthe pronunciationisveryimpo...
However, he’ll need to learn how to play in a team and overcome his personal issues first. Genre:Sports Suitable for:Intermediate What you’ll learn:Sports vocabulary, casual phrases, jokes among friends, high school culture in Japan
The secret is theAmazon Japan Kindle store. A quick search will turn up many of our favorite men’s magazines:Popeye,2nd,Go Out,Leon,Men’s Ex,Men’s Club. Most have Kindle edition prices under ¥1000. First of all, if you can’t read Japanese,change your language settings to Englis...
In this thorough and wide-ranging book, Carter explores what to look for and what’s not obvious in each of Japan’s distinct genres of poetry. How to Read a Japanese Poem offers detailed analyses of specific poems in each era, exploring the textual and cultural context, social occasion, ...
I’m in the Japan Times this week with a look at the創作漢字コンテスト(Sōsaku kanji kontesuto, Created Kanji Contest): “Radical recombinations: Capture the moment with created kanji.” Tip of the hat to my editorShaunwho alerted me to this fascinating and fun contest. Also, HUGE thank...
This site is about learning Japanese without taking classes, by having fun and doing things you enjoy, and doing those things often enough that you become fluent in Japanese: able to speak, read and write it just as a person from Japan would. ...
Understanding how to read a Japanese calendar is an important part of life in Japan. While it may seem intimidating at first when you see a combination of letters and numbers, luckily the Japanese date system is extremely easy to master once you understand a few basic concepts. ...