Kanji, rather infamously, has a lot of characters to learn (or Hanzi, or Hanja, but I’m using Kanji for […]
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Japanese has a reputation for being difficult to learn for adult students, and that reputation is well-earned. […]
Welcome back to The Origins of Japanese Icons. Last time, we looked at several classic Japanese foods, and whe […]
This is Part 2 of a two-part article offering practical advice for studying kanji. In Part 1 we looked at how […]
It happens to so many. You get started learning a language and those first few months feel like a rocket takin […]
Kanji are Chinese characters that were first introduced into Japan in the 5th century. There are 2,136 officia […]
The Japanese writing system is a complex system of interconnected parts. There are two phonetic syllabaries ca […]
If you ever live in Japan, sooner or later you are going to encounter the kanji character 和. Pronounced “wa” i […]
