r/HelpLearningJapanese

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Hey everyone! Curious what part of Japanese you find the most challenging?
Is it getting hiragana and katakana down at the start, or does kanji feel like the real wall? Or is it more the grammar and expressions that trip you up?
Would love to hear where people struggle the most — especially if it’s something unexpected!

Apologies if this post is a obvious answer but I'm pretty frustrated.

Ive been studying japanese for about a week now and I have hiragana and katakana down for the most part. I started doing Wani Kani as well but its super slow and they only let me do so much a day.

So I watched some videos on anki saying its the best thing since sliced bread for language learning and after downloading the Kaishi 1.5k deck and trying it for a few days i feel so demotivated.

Like i know absolutely nothing, i can read some words that have kana but the kanji characters its a guessing game every time. I'm at 10 words a day, and some days i throw my head at the wall until i remember everything but its exhausting and makes me not want to do it the next day as it takes so long to remember anything, im not sure im even remembering anything it feels like its just trial and error until i get through the deck.

Should i wait to use anki until I have down other japanese learning like immersion, more wani kani, graded readers, etc?

Sorry for the rant im just feeling so hopeless and its only week one. Was feeling good getting through the kana, now i see why people put off learning kanji

Is Duolingo a good place to learn Japanese. if not can you tell me some other websites where i could learn japanese (the ability to track your progress whilst learning the language would be a great bonus). . can you also recommend me methods to learn japansese

Hello, I'm new to learning Japanese, and although I've been making some progress, I think I need daily reading to really reinforce the knowledge I actively learn. However, my Japanese is really, really limited rn, and being a college student, I don't have extra money, so any suggestions for good beginner level books available online?

I was going through some stuff trying to learn by translating and there's this sentence: 楽しいみにしておりますわ While I know it means something like I look forward for you to get home or something like that, I'm not quite sure what the shite orimasu part means.

Looking for tips and guidance on learning Japanese. If I’d give it a timeframe I’d say I’d like to be conversational within 6 months. #japan #japanese #language

Hello Guys,

I really want to improve my Japanese speaking skills. I tried studying at TCJ, but for me it felt too grammar-focused and the pace was quite slow.

I’m currently at the beginning of N4 level and looking for a good teacher or school in Tokyo that focuses more on practical speaking and communication.

Does anyone have recommendations or know a good teacher/school they can suggest? Thank you!