Speak Japanese, learn Japanese words, read and write kanji with Japanese lessons.

In order to speak Japanese you obviously need to learn a lot of words. Naturally you begin with learning basic Japanese words and then get into words or phrases. Most Japanese greetings and set expressions are quite complex and not basic at all. This is often a problem for students as they feel so overwhelmed [...]

One of the great and convenient aspects of the Japanese language is the kimarimoku – set Japanese phrases or set expressions. If you have been studying Japanese for sometime you probably know some of them and using them when you see your Japanese friends. Naturally, many Japanese phrases are taught in standard text books and [...]

Greetings are usually the first thing a student learns when studying a foreign language. I am sure you probably already know several greetings in Japanese. In this lesson we will look at the standard “Good morning, good afternoon and good night” greetings, as well as a few greetings Japanese native speakers often use. As greetings [...]

Kanji…to learn it or not to learn it – that is your question. Learning to read Kanji at a level equivalent to a native Japanese speaker does take a considerable amount of effort, commitment and most of all time. If you are wanting to read a Japanese newspaper or get to level  where you can [...]

In this lesson Kaoru Sensei will teach you numbers 1 to 10. Very easy stuff. Once you know numbers then it is very easy to tell the time, state your age and so on.

Large Numbers
It is Japanese units and large numbers that students find difficult to learn and memorize. In Japanese there is the unit [...]