#studying japanese

[oshistudy]

tip for improving japanese reading speed!

how about you try some カラオケ???

i've been doing this for a couple years now and i think this has single-handedly made my reading speed in japanese improve to the point of almost being as fast as it is in english (although i still struggle with kanji and katakana sometimes x_x)

to find one, i usually just search on youtube (song name) followed by either カラオケ or ニコカラ. if nobody has made a karaoke for your song of choice, then i'd otherwise search up (song name) followed by 歌詞 (kashi/lyrics) and you'll usually find them that way. i like to use the site utaten.com because they all feature furigana! be a little careful though because while its only happened to me a couple of times, there's been times where the furigana is wrong for one or two words.

i think this is a really fun way to practice especially if you love singing, like i do!! i've never seen anyone else recommend this so i hope this helps

[tokidokitokyo]

How to Make Studying Japanese a Habit

The important takeaway here is rather than strict goals, you can try building healthy habits to help improve your Japanese goals.

I do this, and I didn't know there was a name for it, but this gives you tips and tricks and step-by-step to build your own healthy study habits. A good read!

[kyorinrinswritingdump]

I'm about to start a series of studying the Japanese spoken in The Makanai. I'm a bit late to the party, but I really enjoy the Makanai and have been rewatching it like crazy. Even though it's in Kyoto dialect, it really helped improve my Japanese comprehension.

[ihayachii]

Kanji N1 - let's go 🇯🇵✨

[ssddjp]

It's only been a few days since I started learning from my Anki deck (VN Core 1250 v3, which is described as better than the other Core 2k/6k decks that tend to have words pulled from strange frequency lists) and I am already noticing the vocabulary I've learned in almost every Japanese text I read, or Japanese songs I listen to.

I used to just review my Anki decks daily and call it a day, thinking it was enough learning, but reading more, even when it seems like gibberish, helps tremendously.

I am getting closer to my goal daily :) It's time to review some grammar (right now I don't know what the particle に really stands for) and review my cards!

Right now (as of September 13th), my Kanji grid looks like this. As I progress (in a few short months), the red Kanji will slowly go from red to green and I'll have seen more than half of the Kanji in this image instead of the dozen or so that are in red.

Can't wait :)

[momoestudying]

Introduction + Goal setting

Hello everyone! Nice to meet you, my name is Momoe and this is my Japanese studyblr!

My goals:

Short term (from 07/09-07/16): complete lesson 1-3 of Tobira Beginning 1

Medium term (before December 2024): start tobira beginning 2 textbook

Long term (next year): take the JLPT N3 exam in December 2025

My current study plan: Tobira Beginning 1 + Workbooks -> Tobira Beginning 2 + Workbooks -> Nihongo Alive, Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course + readers* -> Tobira + Power Up Your Kanji + Grammar Power -> Shin Kanzen master N3

Bolded is the absolute must complete before December 2025.... only 3100 pages of material ha ha.

Plan to work, and work the plan! 頑張れます！

[sannastudies]

Learn japanese by watching anime with JPN Subtitles! ( . u . )

Today, out of the blue, I remembered a site I had discovered a couple of years ago - AniMelon!

I had been searching for a place to watch anime with japanese subtitles - for if the subs are English, I rely on them too much. However, animelon is run for people who are trying to learn japanese, thus one can freely set what kind of subtitles they want!

I usually have JPN - fontsize roughly 56, and english, on a fontsize of 38, in a somewhat darker shade. However, one may also enable Romaji, or Hiragana / Katakana as well - there's tons of customization options!

I customized my subs so I can read the eng subs if I need them - but they dont stand out / are a bit harder to read, so my brain won't auto-read them, when I'm looking at the JPN subtitles.

The JPN Subtitles help a lot to fill the gaps if something slips my comprehension - plus, thanks to browser extentions I can simply hover over the JPN Subs & with merely a single click anki will create a new vocab card for me. ( . u . )

I figured this site might be helpful for some, so i wanted to share it! Using netflix is an option as well, but since you need a) a Netflix Subscription and b) a VPN to access Japanese Media I feel its ways less accessible than, well, this free option . u . )

[impetuousdesigns]

狐の結婚式・Fox Wedding

寒くて晴れた朝、娘と一緒に公園を通って駅に歩いている時、青空から何かが降ってきた。「見て。あれ何？雨？」と私が娘に聞いた。「うん！雨だ！いいえ、雪だ！」と娘が叫んだ。確かに、浮かんでいるように降っているが、どこから来たの？空高くにうっすらとした雲一つしか見えない。毎日同じ時間に家を出るから、毎日同じお散歩中のおじいさんとすれ違う。「おはようございます！」とそのおじいさんが声をかけてくれた。私と娘もまだ降っているものを見ているから、おじいさんも空を見た。「何かが降っている」と私が言ったが、「何も見えない」とおじいさんが笑いながら返事した。手を振って「また明日」と言ってから、駅に行った。

大学1人生の時、英語の授業で日本の神話上の狐について小論文を書いた。書くために、狐が出る伝説を読んだり京都の世界中で有名な伏見稲荷大社について調べたりしている時、九尾の狐や狐の嫁入りなどの伝説は初めて知った。この伝説は日本だけにあると思ったが、2023年の11月に「九尾狐伝」という韓国ドラマを見た。このドラマを見て、日本の伝説と同じく、韓国の伝説による狐が1000年生きたら尾9つを得ることがわかった。韓国にも晴れているのに雨が降るのを見て「���日は狐の結婚式がある」と言う人がいる。

英語には「sunshower」という詩的な言葉があるが、科学的な根拠を調べたらサンシャワーは全然詩的なものではないと感じる。伝説の空想上の説明が定義上現実的ではないけど、そっちの説明に信じる方が楽しい。

One clear, chilly morning, my daughter and I spotted something falling from the blue sky on our way to the station through the park. “Do you see that?” I asked her. “What is it? Rain” She shouted,  “Yes! It’s rain! Wait, it’s snow!” Yeah, it really was floating down, but where did it come from? We leave home the same time every morning, so we pass the same older man on his walk every day. I heard him call, “Good morning!” Since my daughter and I were still watching the sky, he also looked up. I told him, “Somethings falling,” but he laughed and said, “I can’t see anything.” We waved goodbye and said, “See you tomorrow!” Then we continued on to the station. 

In my first year at university, I wrote a paper on foxes in Japanese mythology. While doing some research for the paper, I read some legends that foxes appear in and looked up information about the world-famous Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto and learned about the nine-tailed fox and the “fox wedding,” or rain that falls on a clear day. I thought these were uniquely Japanese legends until watching the Korean drama “Tales of the Nine-Tailed” in November of 2023. While watching this drama, I learned that, like in Japanese legends, Korean legends say a fox gets nine tails after living for one thousand years. I also learned that some Korean people also say, “There must be a fox wedding today,” when rain falls from a cloudless sky. 

In English, we have the poetic term “sunshower,” but if you look up the scientific cause, sunshowers aren’t really so poetic at all. While the legendary explanation by definition isn’t realistic, believing in it is a lot more fun.

[corvid-language-library]

JLPT Journal 29/08 (Countdown: 94 days)

Today Yesterday I:

Watched grammar videos on Youtube + wrote sample sentences/grammar rules on posters for my wardrobe

Talked to my colleague in Japanese

Asked my colleague to clarify some sentences in Japanese

Reviewed sentence flashcards

Reviewed kanji

I learned new grammar that is actually very useful and that I'd never heard of before. I love stumbling across grammar that's easy to wrap my head around and also incredibly handy! Even if I fail the JLPT, I'll definitely have boosted my grammar game (and vocab game, I hope) by studying for it.

[heartshinebeauty]

Happy Tanabata Festivall🎋✨

Today it’s the 7th of 7th which is a magical day filled with love and miracles.

The number 7 is considered to be the number of spiritual perfection because it’s a symbol of God’s work.

It’s a symbol of completeness and heaven.

Today we are celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, represented by the stars Vega and Altair.

Princess Orihime was a beautiful seamstress who wove gorgeous clothes by the Heavenly River, represented by the Milky way. Princess Orihime was so engaged with her work, she became despaired of ever finding her true love. Her father, a God of the Heavens, the Emperor of the Galaxy, loved her dearly and arranged for her to meet the lovely Hikoboshi, the cow herder who lived on the other side of the Heavenly River. It was love at first sight and they got married right away.

Their love and devotion to each other was so deep that Princess Orihime stopped weaving and Hikoboshi allowed his cows to wander the Heavens.

The Emperor became so angry that he forbade the two lovers to be together, sending Hikoboshi to the other side of the Milky Way.

Beside herself with loneliness, Princess Orihime cried and cried. Beginning the rainy season with her tears.

The Emperor couldn’t stand to see his daughter in this state, so he allowed her to visit her dearest Hikoboshi one day a year, the 7th of the 7th. 

This legend is known as Tanabata 七夕 meaning “Evening of the Sevens” also know as Hoshi Matsuri 星祭り meaning Star Festival.

It originally comes from the Chinese Qixi Festival 七夕节 which is the 7th of 7th from the Lunar calendar. It was brought to Japan during the 8th century.  

To honor the Star Crossed Lovers people write their wishes on colourful thin strips of paper called tanzaku 短冊紙 and hang them from bamboo branches.

I hope you enjoyed this story. 

Have a lovely day and may all of your beautiful wishes come true! 💋💖✨

[evamostly]

Trying to work on essays about my recent trip to the US, but somebody wants me to do something else…

[er-cryptid]

Sharks (Japanese)

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[darkroomnerd]

Transferring my messy handwritten notes to Notion so I can always access them 📑

Aaand suddenly it's 11 o'clock which is two hours past my bedtime YIKES (I'm old)

[beforedawnstudying]

studying…more like being ✨distracted✨

[bongwaters-study-blog]

5th post.

Time: 1:44 am

Date: Tuesday, 3 September 2024

I honestly don’t know how long I was studying for as I didn’t really focus on the time or anything, I kept getting distracted, and I know it’s because my old habits of not studying are dying.

The old habits are trying to stay relevant by trying to get me to get back to doing nothing, but I am sick and tired of autistic shutdowns and not being able to do much except for laying down.

I’m sorry for not posting yesterday, I was heavily uninspired to keep up with studying with YuSpeak, so I played on a kids app for learning Japanese, but I didn’t time that either.

This week starting today I’ll maybe try to study voiced and contracted characters in Japanese.

Thank you for reading this blog.

[mizukiyamada-000]

Is there anywhere I can go to either make a friend or just talk to someone that knows or is learning Japanese? Maybe via discord or something?