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THE LEARN JAPANESE HUB INDEX

Find your next small discovery.

A few useful places to begin

PracticeHiragana & katakana chartSwitch scripts. Hide the readings. See what you remember.PracticeJapanese particle practiceChoose a small word. Discover what it changes in a sentence.PracticeA book and a cup of teaRead a Sunday plan, with a little help only when you need it.PracticeFind your next study sessionChoose a focus and five or fifteen minutes for a suggested set of learning tasks.PracticeYour seven-day starter planA small task, an example and a recall check for each day.
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THE JOURNAL / LANGUAGE, LIFE & THE SPACE BETWEEN

Japanese in everyday life.
A little more to notice.

A few pages about the small discoveries, imperfect routines and everyday moments that make a language part of your life.

People talking at a table, photographed through a café window in Tokyo
Language & life9 MIN READ

You don’t have to be in Japan to make Japanese part of your day.

Find small, meaningful moments for Japanese in the day you already have: a drink, a journey, a short text and a phrase worth returning to.

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Sunlit tables and a person reading beside the large windows of a Tokyo café
The learning habit9 MIN READ

A 15-minute Japanese study routine that fits your day.

Build a flexible Japanese study routine around a useful fifteen-minute session, a smaller fallback, and a clear next step.

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A narrow Kyoto street and Yasaka Pagoda in clear morning light
On remembering9 MIN READ

“I know this word.” So why can’t I remember it?

Understand the difference between recognising a Japanese word and recalling it, then improve your practice with clearer cues and context.

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