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Skritter Review: Pros, Cons and Everything You Need to Know Before Signing Up (2023)

Ask Japanese learners what the hardest part of the language is, and one of the most common answers will be ‘kanji’ (sometimes accompanied by a thousand-yard stare). Anyone…

  • Post date August 11, 2023
  • Post author By Becs Morice
  • Post categories In kanji, language learning software, reviews
  • Tags Skritter
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JapanesePod101 Review – Worth The Money? Pros, Cons and What to Expect (2023)

Wondering whether or not JapanesePod101 is the right platform to advance (or even begin) your Japanese language skills? In this post I’ll be reviewing (and assessing) everything JapanesePod101…

  • Post date June 20, 2023
  • Post author By Becs Morice
  • Post categories In language learning software, reviews
  • Tags JapanesePod101

てみせる(Japanese Grammar Explained – With Examples)

In Japanese, the grammar pattern “てみせる” (te miseru) is used to express a strong determination or intention to perform an action and show the result or outcome to…

  • Post date April 27, 2023
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In grammar
  • Tags intermediate
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んとする (Japanese Grammar Explained – With Examples)

In Japanese grammar, “んとする” is a phrase that means for “someone to try to do” or for “something to be about to occur.” It is very often used…

  • Post date January 3, 2023
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In grammar
  • Tags advanced

そうになる (Japanese Grammar Explained – With Examples)

In Japanese grammar, “そうになる” is a phrase that means “for something to almost happen” or “to be about to happen.” It is very often used to describe a…

  • Post date January 3, 2023
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In grammar
  • Tags intermediate

All The Jinmeiyō Kanji From The Novel ‘Botchan’ (With English Meanings)

For anyone interested in studying jinmeiyō kanji and wondering where to start, here’s a list of all of the jinmeiyō kanji found in one of the all-time classic…

  • Post date January 3, 2023
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In kanji
  • Tags advanced, classic Japanese literature, jinmeiyo, novels

A List Of Advanced-Level Jōyōgai Kanji From The Novel ‘Botchan’ By Natsume Sōseki

For quite a while now I’ve been trying to come up with an effective way to study non-jōyō kanji (technically known as jōyōgai kanji [常用外漢字] i.e. the kanji…

  • Post date January 1, 2023
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In kanji
  • Tags advanced, classic Japanese literature, jinmeiyo

How to Write/Add Furigana in a WordPress Post or Page? (Answered)

Wondering how to write furigana (those little hiragana characters you sometimes see above Japanese kanji) in WordPress? Here’s how: Step 1. Step 1 – You’re going to need…

  • Post date December 25, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In kanji
  • Tags furigana, how to, html

What are Okurigana? (Answered)

Okurigana (送り仮名 – literally: “accompanying characters”) are characters that appear after a kanji character in a Japanese word. They are used to indicate the inflection or pronunciation of…

  • Post date December 23, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In hiragana, kanji
  • Tags kana

What are Furigana? (Answered)

Come across the word Furigana in the context of Japanese kanji and wondering what it means? Furigana (振り仮名 – literally: “assigned characters”), also known as ruby text or…

  • Post date December 23, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In hiragana, kanji, katakana
  • Tags furigana, kana

How to Write/Add Furigana in HTML? (Answered)

To write furigana (振り仮名) in HTML, you can use the <ruby> element, which is a part of the HTML Ruby Extension. The <ruby> element is used to mark…

  • Post date December 23, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK Editorial
  • Post categories In kanji, katakana
  • Tags furigana, html, kana

The Japanese Kanji for Crab (蟹)

The kanji 蟹 (かに(kani))is a logographic character that is used in the Japanese writing system. It is composed of four parts: the radical 虫 (くも), which means “insect”…

  • Post date December 13, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK
  • Post categories In kanji
  • Tags crab, intermediate

A quick and easy-to-understand explanation of は versus が in Japanese

In Japanese, the particle は is used to indicate the topic of a sentence, while the particle が is used to indicate the subject of a sentence. The…

  • Post date December 13, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK
  • Post categories In explanations
  • Tags beginner, hiragana, versus, が, は

A Japanese Haiku for Christmas

Here’s a lovely little Japanese haiku poem for Christmas. Enjoy: 赤い靴下が Red socks turning 振り向いて笑う A joyous start クリスマスの朝 Smiling on Christmas morning.

  • Post date December 13, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK
  • Post categories In haiku
  • Tags christmas

Japanese Words for Snow (雪)

There are several words for snow in Japanese, depending on the context and the type of snow being referred to. Some common words for snow include: In addition…

  • Post date December 13, 2022
  • Post author By JYKK
  • Post categories In kanji, words for
  • Tags joyo

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JoyoKanjiKai is an award-winning website that lets you check whether or not Japanese kanji characters are jōyō (common-use)* …because sometimes, rather than fussing about all the different readings, meanings and stroke order, all you really want to know about a kanji is: ‘is it jōyō?’

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