Learning Japanese
These articles focus on learning the Japanese language.
If you have mastered basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary, let’s try these articles.
I am writing the articles about the videos that are available on my YouTube channel for those who want to see them in pictures and text. These will be updated later than the videos.
For Beginners
If you are not yet confident in your Japanese, please see these articles.
If you don’t know which one to see first, please refer to the recommended order on the top page.
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Case Particles / が を に で へ と から まで より
https://youtu.be/1ryrOeQgOKg Types and roles of case particles が / を / に / で / へ / と / から / まで / より Particles are attached to the end of nouns to… -
Structure of Japanese sentence
https://youtu.be/0pfuNcAYmys Japanese sentence order and elements I will explain the detailed grammar later, so even if you do not understand everything on t… -
A is B. / A は B です。
https://youtu.be/Fh9J3vofJ4E How to say “A is B.” in Japanese A は B です。 In English, be verb should be changed according to the subject. But in Japanese, … -
Japanese writing system Hiragana and Katakana
https://youtu.be/4p9GMCgif8Y Japanese writing system The Japanese language has 4 types of writing systems below. Typeひらがな(Hiragana) mainly works grammati… -
Nuances of Vtuber terms – てぇてぇ 限界化
https://youtu.be/noRkNDlMAjA てぇてぇ : TT or TeeTee “てぇてぇ” is the Goku-accented way of saying “尊い”. (I-adjective) “てぇてぇ” is a term used by Interne… -
Verb forms and conjugations
Verbs express the action or existence of things. All of the Japanese verbs end with a “u” sound. JapaneseHiraganaHow to readHow to read歩くあるくarukuwa… -
Verb conjugation basics
https://youtu.be/IuIoLZbslAs Verbs express the action or existence of things. All of the Japanese verbs end with a “u” sound. JapaneseHiraganaHow to rea… -
Is A B? / A は B ですか?
How to say “Is A B?” in Japanese A は B ですか? To make a question sentence, add “か?” at the end of the sentence. It is not necessary to add a “?”, But I … -
I, my, me, mine / 私は 私の 私に 私のもの
How to say I, my, me, mine “I, my, me, mine” in Japanese is expressed by a combination of 2 words, a pronoun, and a postpositional particle.There are rules f… -
Adjective forms and conjugations
Types of adjectives Adjectives modify nouns and predicates or can be used for predicates.They represent the nature, state, emotions, sensations, etc. of the … -
What is Pitch Accent? (Comparison 30)
https://youtu.be/Lp786XniA5c What is Pitch Accent? English has a stress accent, which I have a hard time with.Japanese has a pitch accent instead of a stress… -
Auxiliary verbs
Types and rolls of auxiliary verbs らしい / ようだ / みたいだ / そうだ / だろう / でしょう / はずだ / ちがいない / のだ / わけだ / べきだ / なければならない … -
Decoding Chloe’s handwriting
https://youtu.be/jCVNA88qibU I broke down Chloe’s handwriting. This terrible handwritten message was sent to Lui by Chloe. This is difficult to read, but I t… -
Japanese social problem ブラック企業, 社畜 (learn Japanese from Lui’s talk stream)
https://youtu.be/x8DkXRMGr0k I’ve explained about ブラック企業 with the hololive talk stream. Lui told us that she worked for a bad company and had a mental … -
How to Start UmaMusume
https://youtu.be/l68WVhvO3bk What is UmaMusume? Uma Musume OfficialAnime News Network (UmaMusume Season 2) ウマ娘プリティーダービー is a horse-girl racing si… -
There is A B. / AがBにあります。
How to say “There is A B.” AがBにあります。 When pointing a living thing, います is used instead of あります。When you want to say only the existence of A, y… -
Demonstratives / これ それ あれ どれ
Types and roles of demonstratives これ / それ / あれ / どれ Demonstratives represent things, places, directions, etc.They are used to depend on whether what … -
A is not B. / AはBじゃないです。
How to say “A is not B” AはBじゃないです In English, the word for denial is “not”. In Japanese, there are 2 variations “~ないです” and “~ありません”.And th… -
My first Duolingo English!
https://youtu.be/RXSWryY5y4g I started a Duolingo stream on Twitch.Ask me anything or I’ll focus on my studies.I get a lot of questions and it can be like a … -
Modifier “の”
How to use the modifier “の” AのB の is a postpositional particle, it is simply put as a connector between 2 nouns.”AのB” is often translated into English “B… -
Decoding Sakamata’s handwriting
https://youtu.be/rXcBd_ooNlY Referencesシャイニング同時視聴🎥 – Twitchホロライブ ウエハース2|発売日:2023年3月20日|バンダイ キャンディ公式サイト I broke dow… -
Greetings / あいさつ
Do you know Japanese greetings?I have lined up some commonly used greetings, so let’s remember them. When you meet someone I speak casually. I use formal exp… -
Mikeneko’s friend is having a terrible time
https://youtu.be/YjsbXCOhLQ8 Mikeneko’s deleted tweet I explained about Mikeneko’s deleted tweet.This Japanese information is quoted from YouTube速報. … -
Time expressions
Date and time It is easy to express the date and time in Japanese using Kanji, but the rules of reading are difficult. Units KanaKanjiPronunciationEnglishLen…
For Advanced Learners
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Earth is pronounced a** in Japanglish
https://youtu.be/YWH7wMw6IPc I talked about English mistakes that Japanese people tend to make. Anyway, Korone’s English is very adorable. References 【HOLO … -
Summary of Mikeneko’s GenshinImpact Flaming
https://youtu.be/tOd2AYz__Fc Mikeneko started Genshin online game on April 9th. I made this video because there was a lot of talk about it on Twitter. Quote:… -
What is Pitch Accent? (Comparison 30)
https://youtu.be/Lp786XniA5c What is Pitch Accent? English has a stress accent, which I have a hard time with.Japanese has a pitch accent instead of a stress… -
Japanese Gam Slang – 人権(jinken)
https://youtu.be/bxh8zVK29-s Please replace “racist remark” with “discrimination remark”.I was not aware of the correct meaning of “racist”. It was a mistran… -
Decoding Chloe’s handwriting
https://youtu.be/jCVNA88qibU I broke down Chloe’s handwriting. This terrible handwritten message was sent to Lui by Chloe. This is difficult to read, but I t… -
How to Start UmaMusume
https://youtu.be/l68WVhvO3bk What is UmaMusume? Uma Musume OfficialAnime News Network (UmaMusume Season 2) ウマ娘プリティーダービー is a horse-girl racing si… -
Weird Japanese – Smartphone stand
https://youtu.be/U5vy0T6VeV8 I introduced weird Japanese sentences. Casing This is a smartphone stand I recently bought. Did you find some weird Japanese? Q1… -
Nuances of Mafumafu’s Message to Uruha Rushia
https://youtu.be/9yLyyoBUFi0 Mafumasu’s message (via Discord) The reason for Lucia’s contract termination seems to be due to something else she did that trig… -
Earthquake on March 16, 2022 – Local people’s voices
https://youtu.be/UgfV_CVDpVQ News On March 16 might night Japan time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. Trai… -
Nuances of Rushia’s Secret DM
https://youtu.be/48peszDArT8 Mafumasu’s message (via Discord) I explained about Nuances of Rushia’s message to her fan who spent a lot of money on supe… -
Defeat weird Japanese sentences! – 快適な手を楽しめます
https://youtu.be/JZ-O2DLwIOY Introductory text of rechargeable body warmer Original sentence 1 FOOの繰り返し使える充電式カイロ(モバイルバッテリー機能付き)… -
Decoding Sakamata’s handwriting
https://youtu.be/rXcBd_ooNlY Referencesシャイニング同時視聴🎥 – Twitchホロライブ ウエハース2|発売日:2023年3月20日|バンダイ キャンディ公式サイト I broke dow… -
Mikeneko’s friend is having a terrible time
https://youtu.be/YjsbXCOhLQ8 Mikeneko’s deleted tweet I explained about Mikeneko’s deleted tweet.This Japanese information is quoted from YouTube速報. …