Learning Japanese might look hard at first with its different writing. But, starting with common words is the best way to begin. Knowing everyday words will quickly help you understand simple talks, ...

Japanese Phrases with English Meaning: Want to learn the Japanese language easily? Don’t worry, as we have got you covered. This article will help students provide them with some basic Japanese ...

On November 6, the publisher Jiyū Kokumin Shinsha once again announced its list of nominees for the words and phrases that best encapsulate the year Japan entered the Reiwa era. We present the ...

As a native Japanese speaker, I get annoyed when I come across English articles that tout Japanese buzzwords like ikigai. They’re not commonly used in our day-to-day conversations. Ikigai is more like ...

Each year Jiyū Kokumin Sha, the publisher of Gendai yōgo no kiso chishiki (Basic Knowledge on Contemporary Terminology), an annual guide to the latest terms in use in the Japanese language, holds its ...

When learning Japanese, it’s common to learn very polite phrases and sentence structure. However, after coming to Japan you might realize that the way people talk to each other is almost always ...

One of the first things you learn when studying Japanese is that the language incorporates four different styles of writing: the Chinese-derived characters known as kanji, the basic phonetic script of ...

Japan has an entire alphabet dedicated to words borrowed from abroad, known as katakana. It's common to use English or other foreign vocabulary to refer to everyday items such as pens or t-shirts, but ...