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Kanji Kentei: Inside the Japanese Test That Even Japanese People Find Difficult
Forget the JLPT. If you want to take a truly hard Japanese test, check out the Kanji Kentei, whose highest levels have…
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How to Ditch Duolingo and Actually Learn Japanese
Want an alternative to Duolingo now that they're firing workers and resorting to AI slop? Here's a much better way to study…
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Advanced Japanese Reading Practice with Side-by-Side Readers
Want to read Japanese newspapers or essays? Preparing for JLPT N1? Here's how to level up your Japanese game with side-by-side readers.
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Japanese Sentence Mining: How to Learn in Context
Have your Japanese studies gotten tired and boring? Maybe it's the way you're studying. How sentence mining can break you out of…
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Rōnin: Why Being a “Masterless Samurai” in Modern Japan Sucks
Saying "rōnin" in English conjures up images of cool, lone-wolf samurai. But in modern Japan, being a rōnin kinda sucks.
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Using Japanese Drama to Learn Japanese
Learn how to use Japanese dramas to effectively study and improve Japanese comprehension, listening, and speaking skills.
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Read Japanese Books with the Listening-Reading Method
Want to read Japanese books and novels? We outline a method to help get you started - and build your Japanese listening…
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JLPT Exam: Should You Cram for It?
Should you cram for the JLPT exam? A guide on when to cram, when not to cram, and how to do it…