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3/100 Days of (Japanese) Productivity

１６日１１月２０２０年  

WaniKani: 28/34 kanji passed in Level 2. +9 items learned. All reviews and lessons in stash complete!

Lingodeer: +14min 38sec. 5 day streak. Did some vocab and grammar reviews, plus a 5 Minute Quiz. Japanese I - 25.1% complete!

97 Day Jouyou Kanji Challenge: +22 learned. 66 in total. 94 days and 2070 kanji to go!  

I was tired and sleep-deprived today (and I have only me and myself to blame for that... gah, not enough time in a day to do everything!) so not exactly in the right headspace to do much of Japanese but... consistency is key. Even a little bit of Japanese to keep that momentum going. So that’s what I was up to today, even if it was not as much as I want to do - but tomorrow is a new day!

Now, I am off to bed to get a reasonable amount of sleep so my brain is ready to soak up more Japanese tomorrow! 🛏️ 😴

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My native language is Polish (though it’s a bit rusty since I mostly speak English in everyday life), I’m pretty much native-level fluent in English, and I’m learning Japanese!

Let’s make a langblr chain!

Reblog this with the languages you speak and the languages you’re learning :) Follow the ppl in the chain who share the same interests as u !

My native language is English and I’m learning Japanese. That’s abt it for me (lol).

Feel free to say more stuff abt urself too,, ie. I’m 18 and struggling at life :,) Ur turn!

#langblr chain

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2/100 Days of (Japanese) Productivity

１５日１１月２０２０年

97 Day Jouyou Kanji Challenge: +22 learned. 44 in total. 95 days and 2092 kanji left!

WaniKani: 8/34 kanji passed in Level 2. All reviews complete. +20 new items learned. 9 items in stash to go!

Lingodeer: +73min 31sec. ４ day streak. Japanese I - 25.1% complete!

I reaaaaally struggled with Lingodeer at the end today. Need to go back to review Negation tomorrow because I was struggling big time! Even though it’s relatively simple...

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hello there! i would like to ask if you know any sites where i can practice reading japanese? like news sites, manga sites, or sites that offer free e-books that are in japanese. and are there any japanese podcasts that i can listen to? thank you in advance for answering this question. it'd mean a whole to me!

Hey there! There are actually quite a few recommended sites for Japanese learners, so I’ll link them right now :)

Japanese IO – I’ve used this site quite a few times and I love the interface! The design is really sleek and “to the point,” so there’s no distractions from what you’re trying to do, which is practice reading Japanese. It also has a great library and look-up feature.

朝日学生新聞社 – This is the “kid’s version” of the more adult 朝日新聞社. If you don’t feel that you’re quite up for the adult version, test out the version geared towards kids. They have fewer articles, but there’s plenty for a learner to pick through.

NHK NEWS EASY – I’m almost positive this is one of the most famous ones for learners. It’s similar to Asahi’s kid newspaper – articles are condensed with easier kanji and vocabulary, and it’s geared towards children, so learners can spend some time combing through updated articles and testing their skills.

Yahoo! Kids – More short news articles geared towards easier-to-understand Japanese.

MATCHA – A fun magazine similar in style to NHK EZ.

Watanoc – Another magazine-type site with a variety of articles.

Traditional Japanese Stories – Get your hands on some easily printed Japanese stories that are told to children. Great for language skills and culture! Similar to English pop culture stories (like Cinderella and so on), Japan has its own fairytales that are occasionally referenced.

Fuku Musume’s Fairy Tale Collection – More stories!

World of チョコチョコ – These are beginner stories, but as you progress you can read other stories on this website.

EhonNavi – Read hundreds of Japanese picture books for free!

If you’re looking for more advanced content…

NHK – Japan’s national broadcaster. You can read articles as well as stream audio and video (may be blocked depending on location).

毎日新聞 – Moderate/left-leaning national newspaper

朝日新聞 – Left-leaning national newspaper

読売新聞 – Conservative national newspaper

東洋経済オンライン – A well-known business and finance magazine.

Project Gutenberg (Japanese) – Get access to a ton of out-of-print and classical books for free.

小説家になろう – A site where authors can publish their works online in exchange for reviews.

青空文庫 – Another site where you can get older and out-of-print novels.

University of Virginia Japanese Text Initiative – Another place to access novels in Japanese for free (with the option to read them with furigana).

ComicWalker – Free manga from the publisher Kadokawa. There’s an app too!

最前線 – You can read some manga online for free.

コミコ – More free Japanese manga available here!

キナリノ – A woman’s lifestyle blog which covers fashion, cooking, decor, and more!

Magazine Lib – You can read PDFs of Japanese magazines.

1000文字小説 – A place where users can submit 1000 characters or less stories. 

I also highly recommend starting a Twitter (if you don’t already have one) and following Japanese accounts. I follow a lot of feminist and political accounts so that I’m learning words relevant to my interests, as well as interacting with people that are discussing topics of interest to me (i.e. women and their place in Japanese society).

If you’re curious, you can find me on Twitter at @sydney0313 :)

I hope this list proves useful to you! (And others.)

頑張ってください！

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1/100 days of (Japanese) productivity

１４日１１月２０２０年

Lingodeer: +63min 24sec. 3 day streak. Finished at “Humans & Animals 1, Lesson 1″.

WaniKani: 8/34 kanji passed in Level 2. All reviews complete. +20 new kanji learned. 29 items in stash to go!

97 Day Jouyou Kanji Challenge: +22 learned. 22 total. 96 days and 2114 kanji to go!

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A new langblr is born

皆さん、こんにちは！トリと申します。よろしくおねがいします！

Hello everybody! I’m Tori and I’ve been “studying” Japanese since... time immemorial, basically. Like countless others, one of my first introductions to the language and to Japan was through anime - I watched Naruto when I was around 11 or so and ever since then, I’ve been trying to learn Japanese.

Of course, since I’m making this post and blog, it hasn’t gone over too well. I’ve started and restarted learning, tried this textbook and that textbook, this resource and that resource, only to get burned out and stop because of a lack of motivation and burnout (and possibly because I might have ADHD so the challenge is tripled).

Well, I’m saying no more to that and really taking to studying Japanese - and with a method I finally feel confident about.

The Study Plan (for now)

The thing is: I find textbooks and learning hard grammar rules to be like eating a nice, big, heaping portion of sand. It’s not interactive, it doesn’t keep my attention, and it doesn’t engage me so learning ends up feeling like a chore that I hate, even when I genuinely love learning Japanese. I’ve tried Genki, I’ve tried Tae Kim... they’re great resources, but not for me.

For my study plan, I’ll be mainly focusing on input and practice, practice, practice - after all, we didn’t learn our native languages by learning hard grammar rules and the why but by listening and then mimicking those around us.

Japanese every. single. day! If I’m feeling unmotivated, it can be as simple as putting on a podcast from JapanesePod101. But constant exposure is key.

Following the “Hacking Japanese Supercourse” method, I’ll be learning the meanings (not the readings!) of all 2,136 Jouyou kanji over the course of 97 days. 22 kanji per day using the radicals + mnemonics method!

WaniKani. Keeping on top of those reviews, and 20 lessons/day if they’re available.

Lingodeer. I’ve heard good things about the Lingodeer Japanese course and indeed, I’ve had a great experience so far. Keeps me engaged for sure. Aiming for 60 minutes/day.

Japanese IO using N5 materials. Reinforcing the things I learn through reading and thus, getting more input.

Input, input, and more input! Through watching Japanese shows and anime, of course - things like Terrace House and dramas. Currently, I’m watching １４才の母 (Mother at 14).

Lang-8. This probably won’t be until I can string together a decent-ish, simple paragraph but I’ve heard Lang-8 is an indispensable tool for getting writing corrected in your target language.

It’s going to be one hell of a journey and I’m so ready for the ride.

頑張りましょう！