r/LearnJapanese

138K archived posts · May 2009 – Sep 2026

Learn Japanese

r/LearnJapanese

Welcome to r/LearnJapanese, *the* hub on Reddit for learners of the Japanese Language.

Created May 15, 2009

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###New to Japanese? New to the sub? Read the Wiki!

To submit a translation request, visit here instead.

Interested in moving to Japan? Head over and make a post at /r/movingtojapan.

Welcome to r/LearnJapanese, the hub on Reddit for learners of the Japanese Language.

See here also for a few more details and alternative phrasing on our rules.

Rules

0. Please find and take a look at the Daily Thread. This includes reading the top comment by AutoModerator. The thread is pinned at the top of the front page. Look under "Community highlights" if you can't see it.

1. Read the Starter's Guide. Learn hiragana and katakana.

2. Check to see if your question has been addressed before posting by searching or reading the wiki. Not doing so falls under 'Low effort' (see rule 8).

3. State your question clearly in your post title.

4. Consider the OP's skill level when answering a question. Use furigana if you think they won't understand your kanji usage.

5a. Do not guess or attempt to answer questions beyond your own knowledge. This includes using AI. Remember that answers you receive are never guaranteed to be 100% correct.

5b. Do not give guidance beyond your own level/experience with the language if it has no precedent and is not well-established wisdom. Remember to take advice with a grain of salt if no one's ever reached a high level of Japanese by following it before.

6. No links to copyrighted content.

7. Trolling, immature, or hostile behavior will result in a warning or ban.

8. The following will result in post removal:

Asking "How do I learn Japanese?" or "What should I learn next?" and other duplicate enquiries without reading the wiki pages
Translation requests (including anything at all to do with your tattoo) (asking for help with your own translation is fine except for tests and exams)
Requests for, or links to copyrighted content
"Low-effort" posts (e.g. Memes/image macros not titled with [Weekend Meme] in the title, some random Japanese you took a picture of, etc)
NSFW content without mod approval

9. The following types of questions should be posted to the pinned daily question thread:

Any question for beginner or JLPT N5 level material (e.g. Genki I, Tango N5, etc)
Quick/short questions that could be addressed by a single answer.
Tech support questions/requests
Hand-writing feedback request
General questions about onyomi/kunyomi reading and memorization

10. The following types of post/questions should be posted to the Tuesday "Study Buddy and Self-Intros" thread:

Self-introduction
Looking for a Study Buddy
Study Plan (the Daily Thread is also fine for this)

11. Creators and communities wishing to promote their own content (no kana apps) must first post in the Wednesday "Materials Recommendations and Self-Promo" thread. After receiving a good reception, we may consider weekly/monthly posts for substantially free, teaching (not entertainment) focused accounts. This includes survey requests. General approval will go to those who are consistently helpful and active in the community only.

12. No slurs. No pleading for why you think it's acceptable to use certain slurs.

13. You are free to comment on any post, but top level submissions without mod approval are restricted to those who have a history contributing to or being a part of the community (small amount of subreddit karma required). So if you'd like to make a post, please participate in the comment sections a while first. Or, post and then put a request for approval in the Daily Thread with a link to the removed post you'd like manually approved. You MUST provide a link in your post!

##Resources

Whether you're a beginner or an expert in the Japanese Language, our index of resources might come in handy. Check them out here!

Furigana

To create furigana in your posts, use the following syntax:

[漢字](#fg "かんじ")

will display 漢字

The quotation marks are not optional. Read more here.

Related Subreddits

r/Japan
r/JapaneseResources
r/JapaneseInTheWild
r/NHKEasyNews
r/WriteStreakJP
r/JapanResidents (for people who live in Japan only)
r/Tokyo (helpful for people living in Tokyo)

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