Part 2 of the video series on how to learn Kanji from absolute scratch. I’ll be running through the website kanjidamage.com as this is the best online free kanji program I have found. We’ll finish off the How To section of the website and look at the other features.
A great website that helps you learn Japanese through short stories with hyperlinked vocabulary, grammar explanations and spaced interval repetition features built in – plus it’s (basically) free! I would also recommend the below video as it shows you the science behind the website.
Article from NHK Easy talking about 24 hour automated absence notification system.
Article from NHK Easy talking about a public policy issue: hospital opening times over extended holidays. We’ll be going through this article in detail. The description box on the youtube video has some links to materials for this video.
A playlist of videos going through the kanji that are likely to come up in Year 12 Japanese exams. It’s definitely not a comprehensive list but at a minimum you want to know all of these kanji.
I’ve always wanted to know why fruit and vegetable shops are called 八百屋, so let’s read through the Japanese wikipedia entry and find out why!
Is your child doing primary school Japanese? Are they struggling? Do you want to help but don’t know how? This video will run you through what they need to know. The idea is that you learn the basics, and then can help guide their study! Even if you have no…
Welcome to part 1 of a video series I’ll be doing on permissions. This video will look at the てもいい grammar which is used to ask if you can do something, or to tell someone it’s ok if they do something. This is aimed for JLPT N5 or N4 level…
Welcome to part 2 of a video series I’ll be doing on permissions. This video will look at the てはだめ grammar which is used to say you cannot do something. This is aimed for JLPT N5 or N4 level or for high school Japanese.
Asahi Newspaper Article Read-through, this is an article about harassment from customers. From personal experience, customers do expect a lot out of Japanese businesses and this can lead to some crazy outcomes as detailed in this article. Aimed at JLPT N1, N2 level.