sharing my Japanese journey one coffee at a time
My main resources I am using to study for the JLPT N2 are the 新完全マスター N2 series. I am using the 文法 (grammar), 語彙 (vocabulary), and 読解 (reading) textbooks. I have also used the N3 読解 last year. These are very dense textbooks and not easy to get through, but I feel that the information… Continue reading N2 Studies: 新完全マスター (Shin Kanzen Master) Textbooks
Back in August / September 2021, I went on some crazy study journey to read my first book 天気の子, and since then I have read 3 more books, and currently on my 5th book now. It’s crazy now because I legit despised reading anything in Japanese before this. I’m not an expert by any means,… Continue reading Benefits of Reading Books in Japanese
So I started becoming interested in learning Japanese mainly from jdramas. But for many years, I thought it was too hard and not worth the time. It actually wasn’t until the summer before my 2nd year, that I decided to really study the language. My school required one year of foreign language for all students… Continue reading What I Wish I Knew Before Starting to Learn Japanese Seriously
The premise of this book is a mailman is about to die, but he meets a demon who allows him to extend his life by one day in exchange for disappearing physical items from the world. Book Review rather philosophical or thought-provoking(For example, he questions things like why is there time or what is the… Continue reading 世界から猫が消えたらなら Book Review
So I’ve now read a book with furigana and one without it and I want to reflect on some of the positives and negatives of each. Note: Keep in mind this is just my opinion, and everyone learns differently. I am reading physical books, not e-books so I can’t easily look up unknown words without… Continue reading The Differences Between Reading Japanese Books with Furigana and Without Furigana
First off, I’m going to start by saying that I’ve never been one of those people that has really strict study plans and everything needs to be completed by a certain date (unless it was university finals). Honestly if I can just get a little done everyday, I’m generally satisfied. That being said, I’ve been… Continue reading My Current N2 Study Routine (Winter – Spring 2022)
推し、燃ゆ (おし、もゆ) - 宇佐見りん Premise The premise of this book is the main girl, Akari, is a super fan of this one idol from an artist group. But the idol gets into a scandal and his fame goes down from there. This is her viewpoint of the entire situation and her own downward spiral congruent… Continue reading 推し、燃ゆ Book Review
Today’s topic will be on getting settled and living in Japan as a foreigner. There’s a lot of differences between coming to Japan on vacation versus actually living here. There are also a lot of differences between study abroad and working in Japan. I think some immediate culture shocks for those living in western countries… Continue reading Differences Between Vacation, Study Abroad, and Working in Japan as a Foreigner
Happy New Year 2022! Since I took the plunge in 2021 to try to read a book in Japanese, it’s become sort of an addiction for me. I love browsing the Japanese bookstores even though I know 90% of the books, I can’t read yet. So I would like discuss what motivates me to read… Continue reading Why You Should Try to Read Japanese Books?
As all Japanese language learners know, kanji is sort of a never-ending battle to remember and retain. Thankfully, kanji is kind of logical and pattern-like especially when it comes to prefixes and suffixes (sometimes it’s not though too, which can be frustrating). Here are some ways suffixes can be read and understood easily. Adding 屋… Continue reading Kanji Reading Tips: Suffixes
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