Study tips Here's a quiet truth about learning Japanese: the hard part isn't finding information — it's keeping going. Motivation fades, life gets busy, and one big study session now and then doesn't add up to much. What actually works is a rhythm: small daily habits, plus a lesson now and then to tie it all together. Here's one way to build that rhythm. Why take lessons A regular lesson does something self-study struggles with — it keeps you motivated and accountable. Beyond

Study tips Learning Japanese gets a lot easier with the right tools. Here are the ones we actually reach for — dictionaries, reading helpers, apps, and sites that make the language click. Most of them are free. Look things up in seconds Jisho — the dictionary most learners keep open in a tab. Search by English, kanji, or reading, or even draw a character you can't read. Free. 10ten Japanese Reader — a browser extension that shows a word's reading and meaning the moment you ho

In Japanese you count with special counter words — つ, 個, 本, 匹, 枚 and more. A beginner guide to the most useful counters, the sound changes (ippon, sanbon, roppon), and what to do when you forget.

Order at any Japanese restaurant or café with confidence: the key phrases (sumimasen, ~o kudasai, osusume), for-here vs to-go, paying, and the etiquette that surprises visitors.

Japanese sentences are built backwards from English. Here are 6 key differences — SOV word order, particles, dropping the subject, and more — explained in plain English.