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Learn Japanese, one level at a time

The complete Japanese grammar, explained in English — from the first sentence to the fine print. With exercises that remember what you know, and no account.

Start from scratchTopic 1: HiraganaI already know someFind your level in a few minutes

Your grammar learning path

171 topics in 5 categories, as one path from easy to hard. The rosette at the top shows your progress in each category, and “Next” always names exactly one topic to do next.

FoundationsBuilding blocksVerbsSentencesFine-tuning

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  1. 1HiraganaN5
  2. 2KatakanaN5
  3. 3Kanji and their readingsN5
  4. 4Long vowels and small kanaN5
  5. 5X は Y です: X is YN5
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What are you learning for?

Optional: pick a field and see how Japanese sounds there. Your choice stays in this browser only.

Japanese in anime and manga41 sentences · 16 wordsJapanese for travelling35 sentences · 20 wordsJapanese for work32 sentences · 17 wordsJapanese for everyday life33 sentences · 17 wordsJapanese food and eating out31 sentences · 19 wordsJapanese politeness and etiquette31 sentences · 19 words

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Reading texts

Short texts from N5 to N2 — tap a word and its meaning appears above it.

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Where you can start

For beginnersRight from the start: what you need first, in which order, and how to practise.The whole grammarAll 171 topics, sorted by area and each one given a level.The grammar as a mapThe tenses on a timeline — before the past, past, present, future — and every topic as a band by level.Practise14 modes in 3 groups, from the daily ration to a round against the clock. Your progress stays in the browser.Listening trainerHear words, stress, similar sounds and dialogues — in rounds of ten, slow or normal.From N5 to N24 levels, each with what it asks of you in the language — and the way there.See where you get stuckHow full each box is, your weakest areas, three weeks of history.About the languageWhere it comes from, where it is spoken, how its writing came about.Reading, by level43 texts from N5 to N2. Every word in them can be clicked and looked up.

Straight to a topic

Short cuts to single topics — every page with an explanation, examples and an exercise.

Vocabulary

Japanese vocabulary by topicThe most common words in JapaneseGreetings in JapaneseNumbers, time and dates in JapaneseColours in JapaneseFood and drink in JapaneseWeather and seasons in JapaneseJapanese idioms and phrases

Grammar

Japanese grammar explainedJapanese tenses at a glanceJapanese verbs: forms and pitfallsJapanese N5: the first levelJapanese N4Japanese N3

Practise and test

Japanese exercises onlineJapanese worksheets with answersJapanese listening practiceJapanese pronunciation practicePractise speaking JapaneseJapanese reading practice by levelPractise writing in JapaneseJapanese quiz with resultsJapanese placement testStudy plan: every topic in orderLearning Japanese: common questions

Tools to keep at hand

Alongside the lessons: check texts, read, listen and test where you stand.

Text analysisPaste a text and see which words sit at which level.Writing checkCheck your own writing against the rules explained here.Vocabulary testFive questions per level, and you know which level your vocabulary is at.QuizTwenty quick questions across grammar and vocabulary.PronunciationHow the sounds are made and how they are spelled.Numbers, time, datesNumbers, times and dates — read, write, practise.

Look it up

Vocabulary by topic1000 most useful wordsVerbsTensesFalse friendsIdiomsCollocationsWord formation
Where the language is spokenWorld map. Countries and territories where the language is official or spoken by the majority are filled in; those where it is also widely spoken are hatched. The list below the map names them all.Where the language is at homeA map, the history as a timeline and short facts to wonder at — to read if you like.

The levels from N5 to N2

This site puts every grammar topic at exactly one level, so you never work on something that sits far above your level.

N5First steps
Read hiragana and katakana, introduce yourself, build simple sentences with です and ます.40 topicsN4Foundations
The te-form, requests and permission, talking about your day.68 topicsN3Intermediate
Tell a connected story, give reasons for an opinion, read everyday texts.31 topicsN2Upper intermediate
Follow newspaper articles and conversations at work, say exactly what you mean.32 topics

I am Muno, and I change colour with the language. Japanese is written in three scripts at once, and at first I could not read a single sign. Now I put the reading over every kanji for you — until you no longer need it.

How an exercise works

Hiragana · Fill the gap

あ、か、さ、た、 、は、ま

Needed: the next row head

Hiragana · Choose

本(ほん)___読(よ)みます。

  • 1 を
  • 2 お
  • 3 わ
  • 4 へ

Hiragana · Flashcard

Front

Every sign is a whole syllable or a vowel, and the vowels always come in the order a, i, u, e, o.

Think first, then turn it over.

Speed round · 90 seconds

1:30

Answered: 0

Smart revision

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·Box 4
·Box 5

What you know comes back in five weeks. What is shaky, tomorrow.

After three weeks

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The sentences come from this site’s own content. The progress figures are made up and are only there as an example.

What is in here

171 grammar topics in 16 areas, 1491 exercises in 5 exercise types, 4 levels. Every explanation, every example sentence and every exercise was written specially for this site.