Pages for learning Japanese about keigo and politeness, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Interactive quiz for practicing Japanese vocabulary related to family members, with a vocabulary list showing honorific forms used when referring to other people's family.
Guide to preparing for Japanese job interviews covering common questions, essential vocabulary, professional phrases, and etiquette tips for international job seekers and students in Japan.
Explains the N4 grammar point 〜方 (kata), which turns verbs into nouns meaning "how to" or "way of doing." Includes formation rules, example sentences with translations, and common mistakes for intermediate learners.
Explores rei (礼), the Japanese art of bowing and respectful gestures, explaining its cultural significance, historical origins in Confucian thought, and contemporary practice in daily interactions.
Detailed grammar lesson explaining the formal pattern ～かたがた, used to express that a single action serves two purposes in business and professional contexts.
A 90-day structured roadmap for intermediate learners to master keigo for workplace use, organized in three stages that progress from polite forms to formal honorifics and humble speech, with daily tasks and self-tests.
Guide to Japanese funeral etiquette covering condolence money amounts and envelope writing, appropriate dress, incense offerings, and regional and religious variations.
Guide to Japanese verb fundamentals covering the three verb groups, conjugation patterns, tense system, and common verb forms. Written for learners building foundational grammar knowledge.
Guide to writing letters in Japanese covering formal conventions, set expressions, envelope addressing, and the relationship hierarchies that determine letter formality.
Guide to 20 common anime phrases grouped by type, with readings, meanings, and guidance on which phrases are safe to use in real life versus anime-only drama.
Guide to keigo honorific language for workplace communication in Japanese, covering honorific prefixes, polite verb forms, and business email phrases for intermediate learners.
A Singapore-based Japanese school offers courses for adults and children, with articles on choosing lessons, business language, technical Japanese for engineers, JLPT preparation, and study methods like sentence mining.
Guide to constructing natural Japanese self-introductions with phrases for name, origin, occupation and hobbies.
Detailed grammar lesson on ます, the polite verb ending auxiliary, with explanation of structure, etymology, and example sentences. For beginners studying Japanese grammar.
Detailed grammar guide to Japanese greetings and set phrases for different situations and times of day, with explanations of formality levels and variations from extremely polite to very informal.
Guide to the ます polite verb form covering conjugation, past tense, negative forms, and questions, intended for beginners learning basic Japanese grammar.
Guide to essential Japanese business email vocabulary and phrases for N3 learners, covering formal greetings, requests, apologies, and cultural conventions in professional communication.
Ukiyo-e (浮世絵), or “pictures of the floating world,” refers to a genre of Japanese art that used woodblock printing to portray these pleasures.
A practical guide to Japanese formal speech (keigo), explaining polite, honorific, and humble registers with examples and when to use each form. For intermediate learners navigating social contexts.
Blog post exploring the reality of training in a Japanese dojo, comparing Hollywood expectations with actual dojo life, etiquette, and the challenges of traditional martial arts training for foreigners and beginners.
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