Pitch accent, phonetics, and guides to sounding natural.
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Dogen, a Japanese phonetics expert, shares the resources and methods he uses to study Japanese, focusing on pronunciation, pitch accent, and speaking ability.
Master Japanese pronunciation with this complete guide. Learn vowel sounds, consonants, pitch accent, common mistakes, and tips to sound more natural.
Guide to essential Japanese phrases for beginners covering greetings, farewells, gratitude, apologies, and home expressions with hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romaji.
Guide to Japanese shadowing technique for developing pronunciation, listening, and fluency through repetition of native audio clips.
Guide to learning katakana characters, including stroke order, long vowel sounds, small vowel combinations, and how English words are written in katakana. For Japanese learners starting with the writing system.
In Japanese, writing the strokes in the correct order and direction is important, especially for Kanji.
Learn hiragana, the core Japanese writing system. See the hiragana chart, learn all 46 characters, hear pronunciation, and practice reading real Japanese words.
Guide to Japanese filler words and conversation connectors like えーと, あのう, and なんか that make speech sound natural. Covers 20 essential fillers with examples and usage contexts for learners.
Guide to 37 basic Japanese phrases for tourists covering greetings, polite expressions, and everyday conversation with phonetic pronunciations and a downloadable PDF cheat sheet.
An online Japanese school offering private 1-on-1 lessons with qualified teachers for learners from complete beginner to JLPT N3 level.
Fourteen lessons teaching practical Japanese phrases for real travel situations including restaurants, trains, hotels, airports, shopping, and emergencies. Includes dialogues and audio for beginners.
Guide to shadowing technique for Japanese learners, explaining how to repeat native audio in real time to improve listening comprehension, pronunciation, and natural speech patterns.
Explains the historical and linguistic reasons why Japanese particles は, へ, and を are pronounced differently from their kana readings, tracing pronunciation changes over centuries and the post-World War 2 language.
Self-study site for learning Kansai dialect with chapters on characteristics, expressions, grammar, functional patterns, video interviews and audio exercises for learners of Japanese regional speech.
Guide to 17 Japanese greetings with romaji pronunciation, politeness levels, and cultural context for different situations. Covers universal, casual, formal, and business greetings for beginners.
Guide to common listening mistakes English speakers make when understanding natural Japanese, covering long vowels, contractions, missing particles, and pitch accent with examples and practice advice.
Guide to ten ways to express good luck in Japanese, explaining the differences between similar phrases like ganbatte and ganbare, with real-life dialogue examples and cultural symbols associated with good fortune in.
Documentation for integrating Yomitan, a pop-up dictionary browser extension, with Anki flashcard software.
Master Japanese pronunciation with our ultimate guide! Learn vowels, consonants, pitch accent, common mistakes, and expert tips to speak naturally and confidently.
An online Japanese course provider offering 10-week beginner courses with certified native teachers, live interactive lessons, video materials, and a practice app covering conversation, grammar, and vocabulary.
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