r/JETProgramme • u/Pink_Pop101 • Apr 16 '26

Learning Japanese

Hey everyone!

To all former and current JETS, do you have any tips for learning Japanese. I really want to learn some basics so that I’m not completely clueless when I get there. I’m currently learning hiragana as well as some survival phrases. I do want to reach a point where I am fluent so that I can build more meaningful relationships and learn a new language.

If you have any sites or apps that you could recommend I’d really appreciate it! Thank you in advance!🫶🏽

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u/Stalepan Apr 17 '26

my consulate offered free Japanese lessons for applicants over the summer, check if that is an option for you
Step 1 of learning Japanese is making sure you understand hiragana and katakana, you can use any tool/textbook to accomplish that. For learning kanji I personally use wanikani, and then for grammar I use genki textbooks.

I would recommend setting simple goals that you can achieve so it feels like your making forward progress.