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Japanese Practice Questions Online – JPDrills Review

Japanese Practice Questions Online – JPDrills Review

I love drilling Japanese. Personally, I find the “hands on” method of learning better than rote learning. In other words, I’m a kinesthetic learner. I like using Japanese, so when I study it I find speaking with a Japanese teacher

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Niffer April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Learning Methods, Review, Teach Yourself Japanese, Tips and Tricks Read more

The Best Way to Study Grammar for the JLPT

The Best Way to Study Grammar for the JLPT

I have this bad habit of avoiding grammar every time I study for the JLPT. I’ll either avoid it altogether or leave it until the last minute. But now I’ve found a great way to study grammar for the exam!

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Niffer December 5, 2016December 13, 2017 Japanese Grammar, JLPT N1, JLPT N2, JLPT N3 Read more

More Tips for Studying for the JLPT N1

More Tips for Studying for the JLPT N1

Over a year ago I wrote Tips for Studying for the JLPT N1 and Tips for When you Take the JLPT N1. The I gave general studying advice as well as what to look out for and tips for taking the exam.

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Niffer September 27, 2016March 29, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N1, Kanji, Learning Methods Read more

How to Prepare for the JLPT

How to Prepare for the JLPT

Another session of JLPTs are over in some countries which means the next ones are only 6 months away in December! Whether you’ve just taken an exam or are taking one for the first time it’s good to start preparing

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Niffer July 9, 2016December 14, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N1, JLPT N2, JLPT N3, JLPT N4, JLPT N5, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

JLPT N3 – Study Methods and Resources

JLPT N3 – Study Methods and Resources

A long time ago I talked 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 for the lower levels because there are plenty of

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Niffer August 5, 2015January 4, 2018 Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N3 Read more

Tips for When You Take the JLPT N1

Tips for When You Take the JLPT N1

The JLPT N1 is said to be an incredibly difficult exam even with years of studying under your belt, and a lot of it has to do with how good you are at exams rather than Japanese. I wrote previously

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Niffer July 22, 2015December 15, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N1 Read more

Tips for Studying for the JLPT N1

Tips for Studying for the JLPT N1

For those that probably aren’t aware, I took the JLPT N1 exam a few weeks ago (July 2015). This was the first time I’ve taken the exam. I took the N2 in July 2013 in Japan and managed to scrape

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Niffer July 15, 2015December 15, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N1, JLPT N2, Learning Methods Read more

Try! JLPT Grammar Book

Try! JLPT Grammar Book

The 「Try! 日本語能力試験   文法から伸ばす日本語」or “Try! JLPT – Studying Japanese from Grammar” is the best Japanese grammar book I have ever used for learning JLPT grammar. I mentioned before that grammar is my weakness. I am so bad at grammar,

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Niffer July 8, 2015March 15, 2018 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Grammar, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Review Read more

JLPT – Hitting the Wall

JLPT – Hitting the Wall

With only two and a half weeks before the JLPT for July 2015 some of you may be feeling a number of things. Stress, anxiety, boredom. Keeping yourself motivated is something I’ve written about in the past but I feel like

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Niffer June 17, 2015December 19, 2017 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N1, JLPT N2, JLPT N3, JLPT N4, JLPT N5, Learning Methods Read more

Japanese – Where to Start II

Japanese – Where to Start II

“What do I do once I’ve learnt hiragana and katakana?” In a post last year I advised that the first thing a person starting to learn Japanese should do is learn hiragana and katakana. This post listed various resources you

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Niffer December 3, 2014February 26, 2018 Beginner Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N5, Learning Methods Read more

Japanese Textbooks for Teaching Yourself Japanese

Japanese Textbooks for Teaching Yourself Japanese

“What text books should I use for teaching myself Japanese?”   Using text books to learn Japanese can be tricky business because they are often made for class studying rather than self study, but it doesn’t mean they’re not useful

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Niffer June 15, 2014March 18, 2018 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Kanji, Learning Methods, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

JLPT N4 – Study Method 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 actually that many specific text books for the lower levels because there

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Niffer March 12, 2014December 17, 2016 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N4, Learning Methods Read more

JLPT N5 – Study Methods and Resources

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 actually that many specific text books for the lower levels because there are plenty of others

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Niffer March 5, 2014March 27, 2017 Beginner Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), JLPT N5, Learning Methods Read more

J-Talk Online Memrise Courses

So in the last few weeks I came across the flashcard program Memrise. I’d heard about it before but never really checked it out. It had been so long since I’d used AnkiDroid that I decided to try it out, and it

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Niffer February 19, 2014December 28, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Lessons, Learning Methods, Memrise Read more

The JLPTs

If you are studying Japanese, even if you are doing so for fun, you should do the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (or the JLPTs). Many people learning Japanese have heard of the JLPTs but don’t know what they are. They are

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Niffer January 1, 2014March 27, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Learning Methods Read more

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