Japanese Learning Guides
Free, example-first guides to learning Japanese from scratch — from your first hiragana to passing JLPT N5. Built around producing real Japanese, not just recognising it.
Getting Started
Your first steps into Japanese — the roadmap, the writing systems, and how long it takes.
Hiragana & Katakana
Read Japanese sounds fast, with mnemonics and printable practice.
JLPT N5
The beginner benchmark — grammar, vocab, kanji lists and a realistic study plan.
Grammar Basics
The particles and patterns beginners actually get stuck on, explained simply.
Kanji & Memory
How to learn kanji that sticks, and the spaced-repetition method behind it.
Travel Japanese
Survival phrases and situational Japanese for your trip to Japan.
Taking the JLPT
Where to sit the exam, and how to plan for it around a real life.
Reference lists
The full lists, from our own course material — searchable, with audio and mnemonics.
Japanese for travel
Going to Japan rather than sitting an exam? Start here instead.