私の日本語の先生はこれを気に入っていました。

I recently came across the words 実現 and 現実 (in the same passage) and was amused and slightly annoyed they were the same kanji in different order. It reminded me of palindromes in English (like "stressed desserts") but made me realize that I kind of read kanji compounds as a whole and don't pay close enough attention to their order. Any other pairs of words like this? I assume there are plenty but it's hard to think of them. The easiest one I thought of was... 日本 and 本日.

This type of people pisses me off ,i know both of them ,they are in a japanese learning server and the guy on the top is a beginner and the other dude keeps replying with this type of phrases(usu. u see it with kana only) with kanjis in it to flex his knowledge ,i don't think japanese people text this way. Have you guys ever seen japanese text like this?

So I listen to a lot of Japanese music and I noticed that in words like "sekai" the a and i are sometimes pronounced together (example at 0:53) and sometimes pronounced seperately (example at 1:46).

I was wondering if that's just a preference thing - like to emphasize a word, or if there is some rule to it.

So im looking for some institutes to learn the japanese N3 level and I found out that henry harvin is in spotlight so if anyone of you could tell me whether it's worth it or not and what all should I keep in mind becomes joining any of these institutes also if there's any institute that you know that might be better

[TLDR] Passed N2 and now need advice how to proceed, what did you do?

I took the N2 this summer and was 100% I failed. I even registered for the winter exam. I did pass with more than enough points, but the overall score wasn't great (105/180), so taking the N2 again has its upsides. Anyway I now wonder how best to improve:

I can hold some conversations depending on topic, pace and so on. I now roughly around the 1100-200 kanji needed for N2 to varying degrees. I rarely struggle with grammatical structures.

Even still, I have a bad feeling watching anime. It's what people suggest for immersion and I do get 100% of words of entire sentences and the meaning in total at times. But usually its more so snippets and at times I get 0. Tbh I'm not sure how to asses my listening, because I thought I didn't get anything during listening comprehension. I slept very poorly the night before and was guessing at best from the feels of it. Yet I ended up with 34/60 points, so there's that.

My reading is okay, mostly its unknown words that throw me off. It might be the reason I struggle with anime too. Theoretically it seems like a case for spamming vocab, but doing so aimlessly doesn't feels like its very productive. The amount of sentence I understand doesn't seem to grow and its draining. I actually had a plateau like this some time ago. Back then what broke the cycle was doing abroad studies in Japan for 6 months with a school course. That helped, however its of course not easily reproducible.

So I'm having this loose bundle of questions. Should I spam anime, manga or dorama? Should I try to really pick up most of what is said/written, stopping and looking things up (very time intensive and exhausting) or just trust the process and watch even though I feel like I get around 30% overall (I did apparently understand way more than I thought during the N2 listening part). Grund an N1 Anki vocab deck? Or mb something else entirely? When I compare the process to English its weird, cuz I learned it in school but could never be arsed and did it very lackluster. But once out of school I started watching series in English and that’s what really did it for me. But then again, I was able to understand way more at that point from what I remember.

I've looked up and seen some context and just wanna confirm. It seems like in a religious or law-related context, like starting a court session for example, it's 鐘の音（ね）. But when there's no such context and simply referring to a bell sound, it's 鐘の音（おと）. Is my understanding correct or am I missing something?

Ik this is an onomatopoeia but it doesn't look like any typical katakana or hiragana I've learnt and I'm super curious

Can anyone help?

been struggling to get myself to think in Japanese word order cause it's so different (if not opposite) from English

kind of like driving on the other side of the road

what's your method for getting yourself into the Japanese word-order groove?

Right, I have a weird situation. Before moving to Japan, I studied up to N4 in my home country for about a year, got put into N3 class at language school, and they told me I did so well, they have now put me in an accelerated learning class to pass the N2 by December. Honestly, I'm so incredibly excited!

However, my learning has kind of been all over the place. I mostly learned with immersion and flashcards so I learned A LOT of vocabulary! However... My Sensei often says how I use very complicated words but get even basic stuff wrong. I confuse which 助詞 to use, I get confused by where to use に伴って、に基づいて、素にして and other more complicated grammar. Like, I get the differences in theory but when it comes to applying them, I get the answers often wrong.

Most of my classmates do great in grammar but struggle with kanji and vocabulary but with me, it's strangely the other way around. I find Kanji so fun to learn, I basically know most of the N2 ones from 完全マスター even though we're not even halfway through the textbook. But the grammar... It just confuses me, and that's tests, when I speak Japanese with natives, they often laugh because I sound like what Borat sounds like to English speakers.

So... how do I become... literate?

I'm preparing for Japanese-speaking corporate jobs in India and want to improve my practical business Japanese before interviews.

I'd like to practise things like meetings, client communication, phone calls, emails, and keigo.

Are there any good free YouTube resources or other ways to practise these situations realistically?

I'd really appreciate any advice or recommendations!

Hello firstly thanks for help. I'm just little nervous about ISI language interview test. If anyone enter test this year may you little at least talk about it like is it hard or too much thing to do? They just send me 4 videos for practicing from email but I'm still nervous.

I’m from Pakistan and considering moving to Japan. A consultancy in my circle has offered me a program at a school in Hokkaido where I’d study Japanese for 2 years. They say the package includes 1 year of hostel accommodation, a ¥30,000/month stipend, and help finding a part-time job (within the 28 hours/week student limit). The fee is around ¥1.15 million, for the first year.

I already have a BS degree and around 3 years of work experience, and after the Japanese program I’d apparently have the option to choose my field/path and look for work within 6 months or I'll have to come back and school will also help me here to secure a job.

My main concern is that the consultancy hasn't told me the name of the school. They claim it's confidential because people could bypass them and apply directly to the school.

Does this sound normal or like a red flag? Is anyone familiar with similar arrangements in Hokkaido? What should I verify before paying them, and how can I independently confirm that the school and these benefits are legitimate?

Any advice from people actually studying/living in Japan would be appreciated.

Any tricks to get over this hurdle?

I’ve been using flashcards to learn Kanji and general can learn/remember the meaning of the Kanji rather quickly. The problem is I seem to struggle to remember how the Kanji is pronounced.

Any tips? Or is this perhaps a common beginner experience and with continued practice will stick better? I’ve only begun with Kanji over the last month or so.

Thanks in advance!

We do it twice a day at the following times:

- Japan/Europe ( 20:00 UTC+9 / 13:00 UTC+2 )

- Americas/Europe ( 13:00 UTC-5 / 20:00 UTC+2)

Minimum requirements: Understand about 100 basic words, basic grammar (like past tense and present tense), and know your kana tables. (both hiragana and katakana).

We have people from N5 to N2 (and even some N1 and natives from time to time, where natives are learning English).

Hi Mina-san!

I need your insights please. I’m currently studying N5 and we are about to finish it by the end of this month. N4 course will start on October 1 and JLPT exams will be available on December 6, 2026 in my country. I’m currently contemplating whether I should pursue N4 exam or N5 exam. Taking N5 exam is the safest option but I also want to take N4 exam on Dec. 6 to get it one go. Registration already started last August 25 and it will end by September 7, so I don’t have that much time debating because slots are limited and it needs reservations. My classmates are also pursuing N4 because waiting for an another JLPT exam next year (July 4, 2027) is too far.

What are your recommendations?

どもありがとじあいます

Hi, I am planning to learn how to speak Japanese but I don't know where to start. I've tried self-studying but I guess its not for me since I always get distracted.

Do you guys know any school that offers Japanese language near San Pedro Laguna?

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

So I already bought myself genki 1 & 2, showed it to one of my friend then he was like: "Dude, you shouldve bought irodori instead".

Man... please tell me im good with genki?

This has been my biggest mystery. How to study for its exam and interview? I want to take it this year.

hello everyone i was just wondering if anyone can share some tips for someone just starting out learning Japanese. Any apps, youtubers or websites. thanks for any help