Beginner
JLPT N5
Your first 800 or so words and the basic sentence patterns. Every line here has furigana and romaji, so you can start before you know hiragana.
JLPT N5 grammar
Video lessons
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1,500 Words: How to Learn Japanese from Real Life
Why 1,500 words are enough to start, why you should learn them inside sentences instead of one by one, and how to use every video on this channel.
Free downloads
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Hiragana chart All 46 hiragana with romaji, plus the dakuten (が, ば…) and combination sounds (きゃ, しゃ…). A4.Download PDF
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Katakana chart All 46 katakana with romaji, plus the dakuten and combination sounds. A4.Download PDF
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N5 grammar cheat sheet Every N5 grammar point with an example sentence, furigana and romaji.Get it by email
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Worksheet for lesson 001 3 pages: the 12 words from the video, います／あります fill-in-the-blank, and the 5-second quiz.Get it by email
Practice tools
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Start hereJLPT level check
About 5 minutes, no sign-up. Find out where you are and what to study next.
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Hiragana · KatakanaKana quiz
Test yourself on hiragana and katakana, row by row. See exactly which ones you keep missing.
Books for JLPT N5
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JLPT N5Listening Audio Pack (MP3)
The audio of every lesson video as MP3 — play it again and again on your commute, on a walk or at the gym.
$9