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Learn Japanese online: free guides
Three writing systems and a grammar unlike anything in Europe — the clearest case in this catalogue for learning with a teacher rather than an app.
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- Writing systemA1
Hiragana, katakana and kanji: which to learn first and why
Japanese uses three writing systems at once. Here is what each is for, how they combine in a single sentence, and the order that gets you reading fastest.
7 min read - CostAny level
How much do Japanese lessons cost?
What platforms publish for Japanese tutors, and the parts of Japanese you should never pay a teacher to cover — which is most of the first three months.
7 min read - ExamN5–N1
JLPT levels explained: which one to sit, and the rule that fails people
What N5 to N1 mean, the official pass mark for each, the sectional minimum that fails a high scorer, and the two skills the JLPT never tests.
8 min read
Reading about Japanese is not the same as speaking it
See how long Japanese takes, what the levels mean, and what lessons cost.