Being Sick in Japan
There was no post this week on Wednesday because I was ill. Which although meant I spent the week getting over some kind of cold bug, it also reminded me…
Business Japanese – Keigo I – Sonkeigo
“I find it really difficult to remember keigo.” Keigo 敬語 literally means “respectful language” and is used in formal situations (but mostly business). If you are studying Japanese at university…
JLPT N4 – Study Methods and Resources
So for those who don’t know I’ve talked previously about taking the JLPT but I felt like I was a bit vague when it came to beginners as there aren’t…
JLPT N5 – Study Methods and Resources
ve talked previously about taking the JLPT but I felt like I was a bit vague when it came to beginners as there aren’t actually that many specific text books…
Reading Novels – Breaking into Japanese Literature Review
“I want to be able to read Japanese novels” (If you’re not yet convinced that being able to read Japanese novels is worth it check out this article). When I…
Learning Kanji – From Beginners to Advanced
Kanji is an interesting part of Japanese that is not to be taken lightly, but not to be intimidating either. There are 2136 official regularly used (常用 / じょうよう) kanji,…
All About The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
If you are studying Japanese, even if you are doing so for fun, you should do the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (or the JLPT). Many people learning Japanese have heard…