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Master all 46 hiragana characters with the full gojuuon chart, stroke order rules, dakuten variants, youon combinations, and proven memorization strategies.
Master Japanese numbers: both counting systems 1-10000, all major counters (hon, mai, hiki, nin), telling time, dates, and age with full tables and 30+ examples.
Master Japanese grammar particles: wa, ga, wo, ni, de, he, to, no, mo, ka and more. 30+ example sentences with hiragana, romaji, and English translations.
Learn Japanese verb conjugation: U-verbs, RU-verbs, irregular verbs, polite and plain forms, te-form uses, with full tables in hiragana, romaji, and English.
Learn all 46 katakana characters with the full chart, hiragana comparison table, 35+ common loanwords, and clear rules for when katakana is used in Japanese.
Complete Japanese counter reference: 人, 匹, 頭, 本, 枚, 台, 冊, 個, 杯 and more. Reading changes at 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 and native vs Sino numbers.
Complete kanji reference: on'yomi vs kun'yomi readings, 7 stroke order rules, key radicals, and a table of 50 most common kanji with readings.
Complete Japanese keigo reference: teineigo polite, sonkeigo respectful, kenjougo humble. Honorific verb transformations and social-context usage.
Complete Japanese particle reference: は, が, を, に, で, と, から, まで. Usage rules, contrasts (は vs が, に vs で), examples, and common mistakes.
Complete Japanese verb conjugation reference: godan (u-verbs), ichidan (ru-verbs), and irregular suru/kuru through dictionary, masu, te, ta, potential, passive, causative, volitional.
Japanese body parts, medical vocabulary, symptoms, and pharmacy phrases: atama, te, ashi, me, kuchi, isha, byouin, kusuri, with dialogue examples.
Japanese color vocabulary and adjective conjugation: i-adjectives vs na-adjectives, past and negative forms, cultural meanings, with full conjugation tables.
Learn 100+ essential Japanese phrases for daily conversation: greetings, shopping, restaurants, emergencies, with hiragana, romaji, English, and cultural notes.
Complete Japanese calendar vocabulary: days of the week, months, times of day, reading the clock, relative time expressions like kyou, ashita, and kinou.
Japanese family vocabulary with in-group versus out-group terms: YOUR family vs someone else's, honorific prefixes, age-based terms, and social conventions.
Master Japanese food vocabulary: foods, meals, cuisine terms, restaurant phrases, and cooking verbs in kanji, kana, romaji, and English, with cultural notes.
Japanese onomatopoeia guide: 50+ giongo (sound words) and gitaigo (mimetic words) such as wakuwaku, dokidoki, perapera, girigiri, with usage and examples.
The 100 most common Japanese verbs classified as U-verbs, RU-verbs, or irregular, with meanings, polite form conjugation, and usage examples for learners.
Essential Japanese travel phrases: airport, hotel, train, taxi, directions, signs, shrine and temple vocabulary, with cultural notes for visitors to Japan.
Japanese weather and seasons vocabulary: tenki, samui, atsui, ame, yuki, the four seasons with cultural associations, seasonal greetings, and nature terms.
