Pages for learning Japanese about keigo and politeness, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Japanese grammar can feel daunting at first — but it’s actually more consistent than English once you know
Guide to writing Japanese New Year postcards (nengajo) with correct address formats, honorific titles, personal messages, and mailing deadlines. Covers etiquette and cultural context for learners and Japan residents.
Explains the meaning and usage of senpai (senior) and its role in Japanese hierarchy, covering school and workplace contexts. Suitable for learners encountering this term in anime, manga, and real-life Japanese.
Vocabulary lists and study materials for JLPT N4 learners, including verbs, nouns, adverbs, adjectives, and conjugation patterns with kanji, hiragana, and English translations.
Guide to writing professional business emails in Japanese, covering subject lines, salutations, greetings, body structure, closings and signatures with cultural conventions for workplace communication.
= “Yoku asobi yoku manabe” dayo!= “Play hard and study hard”, OK?
Guide to reading Japanese news articles for learners, with vocabulary support, grammar explanations, and a sample typhoon headline breakdown.
Japanese grammar is one of the most rewarding — and occasionally baffling — parts of learning the language
Guide to the polite negative verb form ～ません (masen) with conjugation rules for all three verb groups and everyday example sentences for beginners.
A six-part series teaching classical Japanese grammar and reading techniques for understanding pre-WWII Japanese texts.
Guide to composing professional emails in Japanese with templates, examples, and explanations of email format, greetings, requests, and closing phrases for workplace communication.
A collection of lessons on formal Japanese including honorific and humble forms, keigo, and polite expressions for intermediate learners preparing for JLPT.
Explains Japanese communication styles including high-context culture, honne versus tatemae, reading the air, and workplace dynamics like nemawashi and keigo.
Grammar lesson on V (short) + ことにする for expressing decisions to do something, with formation rules, comparisons to similar structures, natural examples, and practice exercises for JLPT N4 learners.
Explains the tai form for expressing desires and intentions in Japanese, covering formation, conjugation, particle usage, and conversational examples for beginners.
Guide to the Japanese question marker か and its uses in polite and casual speech, relative clauses, and with question words. Suitable for beginner learners.
A clear, complete guide to Japanese verb conjugation: the three verb groups, the all-important て-form, plain vs polite, past, negative, potential and more — with patterns and examples.
Interactive grammar lesson on the polite form ます and negative forms ない and ません, with explanations of auxiliary verbs, conjugation rules for る-verbs and う-verbs, and practice drills for JLPT N5 level learners.
Explains the meaning and use of sensei as an honorific term for teachers, doctors, and masters in Japanese, covering its characters, related titles like kyoushi and shihan, and how it differs from English words like.
Master the Japanese masu form - the polite present tense. Learn conjugation rules for all verb groups and when to use polite form in conversation.
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