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Nihongo Master Dictionary just got a big update on iOS 🎉 A fresh new look, plus a fully rebuilt database — nearly 200,000 words, 13,000+ kanji, and 147,000 example sentences. All 100% offline. Update or download free: apps.apple.com/us/app/nihong…
Doing last minute cram studying for the JLPT N5? Print our our Hiragana chart as a quick reference tool!
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Most apps put Japanese into your head. The best way to learn is to actually use it.
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We just launched Professor Toshiro — an AI Japanese teacher built into your drills. He explains your mistakes in plain English and links you to the right lesson. Plus 12 new Community Groups for subscribers.
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Japanese particles confuse every beginner. They look tiny. They are everywhere. They are doing more work than you think.
A guide to the 10 you actually need:
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Memorize these 10 with example sentences, not isolated definitions. "ni = destination" doesn't stick. "Tokyo ni ikimasu" sticks.
Read them out loud. Translate basic English sentences. The pattern becomes automatic in a few months.
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The hardest distinction for beginners: wa vs ga.
Simple rule that gets you most of the way: wa marks what the sentence is about. ga marks who is doing the verb.
象は鼻が長い。
"As for elephants, the nose is long."
The big 10 in order of frequency:
は (wa) — topic
が (ga) — subject
を (wo) — direct object
に (ni) — destination/time
で (de) — place of action
の (no) — possessive
と (to) — and/with
も (mo) — also
か (ka) — question
から (kara) — from/because
Particles tell you the role each word plays in a sentence. Subject. Object. Topic. Destination. Reason.
In English, word order does this. In Japanese, particles do.
Just passed JLPT N5? Here's the truth about N4.
It's not harder. It's just bigger.
90 days. 15 vocab/day. 4 kanji/day. 10 min of listening. That's the plan.
Full 90-day plan with the daily schedule and mock test cadence: nihongomaster.com/blog/jlpt-…
The 4 mistakes that kill N4 prep:
• Skipping kanji until the last month
• Studying only on weekends
• Skipping mock tests (the format is its own skill)
• Ignoring listening (this is where most people lose points)
The 90-day breakdown:
Days 1-30 — Vocab + kanji base
Days 31-60 — Grammar deep dive
Days 61-90 — Test prep + mock exams
Daily schedule: 90 min total.
The math:
• ~1,500 vocab (you know ~800 from N5)
• ~300 kanji (you know ~100)
• ~150 grammar points
The gap is real. But it's a 90-day gap, not a 6-month one.
90 days to JLPT N5. Real plan, not hype:
D1-14: kana
D15-30: 200 vocab
D31-50: grammar + 50 kanji
D51-70: 500+ words
D71-90: practice tests
30 min/day. Spaced repetition. That's it.
Full plan: nihongomaster.com/blog/jlpt-…
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