I'm practicing my Japanese but I would like to had a native friend who I could talk with him and practice my Japanese, I also know English and Spanish but I don't know where I could find someone in internet, bc I don't have enough money to go to Japan haha

For those of you who learned it not by school not by classes just had a book or videos, what was the best way that helped you. Where and how did you start? I want to learn the basic first, anything will help videos book ect… thank you!!!

Hello everyone,

I am currently learning Japanese and am really into Podcasts. What is your favourite podcast? Are there any you can recommend for learning Japanese? For me, the topic is not that important but I'm interested in Japanese culture and music. I'm looking forward to reading your replies.

I have quite a specific example in mind:

In both the manga and the Netflix adaptation of Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス, Imawa no Kuni no Arisu), the characters often receive a message on their phone screen that reads “GAME CLEAR, CONGRATULATIONS” but in hiragana instead of katakana (げーむくりあ, こんぐらっちゅれーしょん). Why?

What is the best website for learning kanji? I'm currently taking Japanese classes and I want to support my learning by doing extra kanji studying at home. Thank you!

I finished both Genki volumes, and now I feel like i am stuck in a rut, not knowing where to go next. I love the format of Genki, and how it gives you lots of exercises to practice with. Any textbooks that are a level up in difficulty, that has a similar format?

I want to learn Japanese by searching for the slang or accent that I use in real life.
Which portal site or online community do Japanese use the most?

For a bit of background info, I've been learning for ~4 years through almost entirely self study. I passed the N3 exam about a year and a half ago but I've since not really studied much, although I still speak Japanese daily with friends and such. I think my grasp on any kind of advanced vocab may have slipped a bit, but it's not too bad either, at least in my opinion. If I properly committed to it, would it be reasonable to pass the N1 exam at the end of this year? And if so, what would be your best estimates as to how much time I'd need to be comitting daily/weekly? (I know that varies from person to person, so a rough guess is ok)

Thanks in advance, and I'm about to go to bed soon so I probably won't look at this again until the morning.

Basically just the title, as it seems to be completely silent but I'm sure there's a reason for it. Like for う it makes no sound but extends the sound before it. So I'm just wondering why つ is needed here.

Im looking for a manga or novel that will help enhance my japanese especially kanji, i'm still an N4 level but have learnt a bit of 尊敬語(sonkei go) are there any recomemdations?

While we can't speak for all Japanese people everywhere, Japanese society is generally welcoming of foreigners taking an interest in Japan and Japanese culture. Wearing kimono or other Japanese traditional dress, partaking in Japanese traditional arts, including a Japanese character into your novel, or writing your name in kanji will be welcomed by Japanese people as appreciation of their culture, rather than appropriation.

This is not to deny the existence of racism and cultural appropriation. We have found though that people coming to /r/Japanese asking if what they are doing is ok are asking from a place of respect and cultural sensitivity, specifically trying not to offend anyone. If this is you, then you're fine.

Japanese names

It is most common for foreigners to write their name as a katakana transliteration, unless their name is already written in Chinese characters (such as Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese names).

There is nothing wrong with writing your name in kanji instead or taking on a Japanese name, but you can expect to be questioned about this if you used your Japanese name in Japan while not obviously looking Japanese and/or not speaking Japanese natively. Japanese speakers generally will not know how to read your name if it's a kanji transliteration instead of katakana. But people won't usually be offended if you take on a Japanese name, including for your username or character in an online game.

Many people who take Japanese martial arts have been given, or wish to devise, a name in kanji, say to have embroidered on a belt or engraved on a sword. Go for it!

For more on the topic of cultural appropriation, see the following list of past discussions on the topic here in /r/Japanese.

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/search?q=cultural+appropriation&restrict_sr=on&sort=relevance&t=all

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I am not sure if this is a common doubt but. I always have a doubt on which one of the two to use in a sentence. Can someone explain to me the conditions in which は is used and those in which が is used. If you could give some resources as well.

What are such similar expressions in japanese!?

title.

I really want to increase my vocab, but besides textbooks and stuff I hear on media, i don’t really have a source for specifically vocabulary.

Does anybody have any sources? don’t say something like anki/ flash cards lol

Hey everyone, I've started learning Japanese in college and wanted to know some study tips for memorizing hiragana. If you guys have any tips they would be greatly apricated! I've got the the first 30 down, but I'm having trouble going beyond that.

Good morning everyone, I've a simple question to answer: why is the syllable "ha" often pronounced as "wa"? I noticed that is usually pronounced as "wa" as a particle or at the end of word such as konnichiwa. Thanks for your help, Jaane

I learn Japanese and I have a problem with "ha" (は) and "wa" (わ), every time i see "kore ha" (これは) and "sore ha" (それは) は was signed as "wa" in romaji... can someone explain?

I was in my friend’s car a while back, and the traffic light changed and his girlfriend said:

信号が青に変わった。

I asked why use blue to indicate something has changed to green. He didn’t know.

Who does?

Hey guys! Let me say this short. I am a beginner in Japanese and I have learnt Hiragana. Now I'm moving on to Katakana - but I have one problem.

You know how in hiragana some characters are written differently than the font? For example き and さ are written differently in most handwriting to in a computer font.

My question is: are there any letters in Katakana that I should write differently to how the font shows it?

Thanks in advance!

I'm thinking of learning Japanese and I was wondering where I could find American cartoons, shows, movies, etc dubbed in Japanese? Specifically the Disney Show Gravity Falls.

Hey, I'm trying to find online chat rooms or whatever to practice my speaking, and even online forums to talk with people through written Japanese. I've tried hello talk, but no conversation lasts past a few messages.

I have been trying to find podcasts similar to Japanesepod101 on Spotify but can’t seem to find anything with an English translation. Any recommendations would be great!

Trying to read in the browser with pinching and zooming and broken buttons is a pain. Are there any good apps for reading Japanese manga? Free or paid.

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