I haven't really interacted with this particular guy too much, but he knew I'm Japanese. There was a major language barrier for him, he couldn't speak English, and I struggled to say certain …

Welcome to /r/LearnJapanese, the hub on Reddit for learners of the Japanese Language. This is a summary. Please read the full list of rules here. Rules 1 If you are new to learning Japanese, …

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May 15, 2009 · The Japanese sounds system consists of a total of 23 consonant sounds and 5 vowel sounds (Compared to English with 24? consonant sounds and 14 vowel sounds). When …

Wow! That's a lot! Thank you very much for compiling it! I would add only two things: Lingodeer (an app, it's like duolingo for Japanese, only better) and J-CAT (free test you can take to check …

Aug 16, 2016 · Japanese pretty much use 〇 × and in everyday work (I'm in the engineering consulting field) but not or . Also, kids in kindergarten and grade school get a 花丸 (hana …

/r/Japanese is a subreddit for bilingual discussion and exchange centering on Japan, its people, language and culture. We welcome posts about Japan and cultural exchange in Japanese and …

The Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabaries can mostly be described as phonetic. But there are two exceptions, the two pairs of syllables modified to be voiced with the dakuten diacritic …

For example, both will interpret 山 as mountain however Japanese will read yama whereas Chinese shān. I've studied Japanese with Chinese people and they have a huge advantage …

Mar 16, 2018 · Note that when you write text vertically (as is traditional in Japanese), the vowel lengthening symbol is also written vertically (｜). You can find more about these symbols in …