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July 7, 2022

JLPT Alternatives to (Still) Test Your Japanese

Although JLPT is the de facto standard, it's only held twice a year. This got us thinking: what are the other alternatives to officially prove our Japanese?

July 1, 2022

Japanese Swear Words: A Comprehensive Guide to Japanese Profanity.

Want to learn some of Japan's no-no words? We'll be going over some of Japan's Swear Words that you probably should not be using. They can range from kind of insulting to you'll get punched if you say this. Read on to learn more!

July 1, 2022

10 JLPT Tips For The Actual Test Day

Okay. So you’ve studied the JLPT for months, reading grammar books, making flashcards and taking mock exams. You feel like you’re all set to take the test. There’s nothing that can go wrong when you have all that knowledge locked in, right? Wrong. While we put most of our focus on studying Japanese, we tend […]

June 27, 2022

Why Do We Pronounce Ha (は) as Wa (わ) in the Japanese Language?

The million-dollar question that perplexes all Japanese learners at the beginning: Why is ha (は) read as wa — which sounds exactly the same as わ? We all thought Japanese phonetics is pretty straightforward, but just when you think you’ve nailed the hiragana and katakana writing system, you come across this conundrum. Of course, once […]

June 13, 2022

These Loanwords in Japanese Didn’t Come From English

Loan words in Japanese, or gairaigo(外来語), are words borrowed from foreign countries other than China — but not all of them come from English.

June 1, 2022

Colors in Japanese: A Comprehensive Guide to Japanese Color Words and Phrases.

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Primary colors in Japanese seem easy and straightforward, but you'd be surprised by how much culture and history go behind them.

May 31, 2022

200 Japanese Vocabulary for IT and Software Engineers

A full-stack developer, engineer or data scientist in Japan? Check out these tech-related Japanese vocabulary.

May 24, 2022

How Peppa Pig Can Help You Learn Japanese

So while it sounds weird, here's why you should trust Peppa Pig more than anime subs to soak in more Japanese knowledge.

May 18, 2022

20 Useful Japanese Onomatopoeia to Learn

The bee buzzes. The cat meows. Think pow! Or bam! Those are onomatopoeia. In Japanese, there are 4,500 of them.

April 20, 2022

Yasashii Nihongo: 5 Easy Japanese Reading Practice For Beginners

How do you stay in the know when most news and blogs are written in Japanese? Check out 5 "kind Japanese" websites for beginners.

April 13, 2022

Anime on Netflix: The 26 must watch in 2023

From classic titles to 2022's most recent adaptations, check out anime shows you can watch on the top streaming platform.

April 6, 2022

Top 10 Easy Anime to Learn Japanese for Beginners

From classic, family-friendly Ghibli films and comedy-romance tropes to tear-jerking slice-of-life, check out our recommended anime shows to binge-watch if you’re a beginner in Japanese.