Listening

【Learn in Japanese】Aiko, a daughter of the 126th emperor

Aiko is a daughter of Naruhito, the 126th emperor. She turned into 21 years old on December 1st in 2022.
Alphabet

What is Romaji?

Romaji is for writing Japanese sound using Roman alphabets. It is convenient if you just want to learn spoken Japanese.
Alphabet

【Kanji 200】What they mean and how to read them

Each Kanji character has a few different ways to read it, but you have only one way of reading on this page to make it simple.
Alphabet

【Kanji character 終】means ‘to finish’.

Let's learn how to write 終 with the correct stroke order. You can also learn words and sentences with the Kanji.
Culture and News

Let’s write Japanese icons in Kanji.

There are many Japanese words that turned into English: Mt Fuji, samurai, geisha, nippon, harakiri, bonsai, banzai, bento and sushi etc.
Writing

【Japanese writing example】Evaluative article: Write about good and bad points on online shopping.

Number of characters: 400 to 500 ji / Text type: evaluative article / Audience: newspaper readers / 2021 VCE Japanese second language written exam
Writing

【Japanese writing example】Informative essay: Write what Japanese cuisine is and what its good points are.

Number of characters: 400 to 500 ji / Text type: informative essay / Audience: school community / 2021 VCE Japanese second language written exam
Writing

【Japanese writing example】Personal journal entry: Write about visiting Kodokan, Judo dojo in Tokyo

Number of characters: around 300 ji / Text type: personal journal entry (diary) / Audience: yourself / 2021 VCE Japanese second language written exam
Vocabulary

1 letter word in Japanese

For example, 'tree' in Japanese is き(木), which is 'ki' in Romaji. Let's learn one character Japanese words here.
Writing

【Japanese writing example】Persuade people to use environmentally friendly ways to commute.

Number of characters: 400 to 500 ji / Text type: speech script / Audience: classmates