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How to Speak Japanese for Beginners: Where to Start
Start speaking Japanese with the words you already know, the sounds that matter most and simple sentence frames, from two native Japanese speakers.
Learn Japanese Online with Gaijin Mode
Everything we know about Japanese — what works, what we tested, and what’s new. Written with a slightly unreasonable amount of onigiri, sweat, and actual experiences from fellow learners and Japanese teaching experts.
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A Gaijin's Guide to Solo-Leveling with the Best Games for Learning Japanese
We scored 23 Japanese language games on five skills and sorted them by the level each actually serves — from your first kana to unscripted conversation.
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