If you study kanji for long enough you'll begin to see patterns emerge. At first, they won't make too much sense and you'll think it's pure luck. You'll make a couple of connections and say "Hey! Nice! This made it easier … [Read more...]
Hat tip to the always on top of things Reddit. Looks like a non-Japanese (aka USA, for now) Amazon Kindle store now stocks books in the Japanese language. This opens up some huge opportunities for study, though it does … [Read more...]
Sorry ladies. I have bad news. Kanji isn't a fan of your gender. Now, you can't go blaming the Japanese for this. They got these kanji, along with their meanings, from China. That being said, no matter where you're talking … [Read more...]
If you're thinking of learning Japanese, or if you're just starting to learn Japanese, learning hiragana is probably one of the first steps you're going to want to make. The problem, though, is that there are a ton of … [Read more...]