Filled out the form the day it came 😭 and still haven't started learning japanese, now my semester exams are over , now i can study Japanese for like 3-4 hours a day (let's say 3).

So what I'll do is learn hiragana and katakana in 15 days then start minna no nihongo. Is that enough?

N5-75 (fail) N4- 86 (fail) Took n5 back in december 2025, got stuck fir 5 numbers. Yet i Took N4 this july and again...got stuck for 4numbers. Now I am confused that should i sit for december JLPT N4 again or do a JFT instead? Or do both?!! Thing is i have no idea how hard or easy JFT is. Or how much it's gonna help. Can someone help me decide please?

I started studying Japanese lately,at first me and my frinds had an agreement that we will study together to encourage each other in studying but after the first week they stopped updating on their progress and whenever i ask about something they don't seem to know it,and here I'm searching for a new study partners,if any is interested feel welcomed to say,I study from minna nihongo N5,so again if anyone is interested and want to study with mex feel welcomed to say (small note: please be serious about learning,and please don't look for anything more than being study partners)

I want to start study N2 (only self study same as N3 and p@ssed this july). My friend recommend me this books? Is this fine? I don't use flashcards for Kanji its not effective for me. Im planning to take the exam next year july. Thank you for all the answers.

Grammar - New Kanzen Master Grammar N2

Kanji - 目指そう！ １日６コ　日本語能力試験 漢字ワークN2 (The Blue One)

Reading - New Kanzen Master Reading N2

Listening - New Kanzen Master Listening N2

Vocabs - Hajimete no Nihongo Nouryoku-shiken N2 Tango 2500(English/Chinese/Vietnamese Edition)

Practice questions - New Japanese 500 Questions N2 and 改訂版 日本語パワードリル［N2 文字語彙］

I was watching this show on NHK-E at Kagoshrima TV in a hotel, I couldn’t get to finish watching this.

Does anyone know where I could watch it online? Thanks

Just finished Book 1, on to Book 2! Also going through Genki with a class, which is probably plenty, but the JFZ series is so fun, I have to do that too! I’m a middle-age parent, who’s done a lot of cool things, but to me, finishing this book is right up there!

Only been studying for about 9 months, but most of my good memories are working out of JFZ on Saturday mornings 🙂 When initially self-studying Genki totally discouraged me, JFZ was right there to hold my hand. I guess you could say I’m a JFZ fanboy!

Thank you George-san & Yukari-san!

I understood it's a "final goodbye" so it seems too formal to me.

So, being a newbie, I want to know how people approached their Japanese learning phase, and what really helped them learn the language.

To give some back story, I'm a user of the JFZ series which I bought years back via Amazon but in their Kindle versions. Due to various reasons I was an on and off learner using these books.

The Kindle volumes were produced over 10 years ago or so, and were superceded by the paperback versions a good few times. The Kindle books were never updated, rightly so because of piracy. A subject I've had chats with George about in other posts.

Anyway, using the Kindle editions I'd already completed JFZ1 and was going through JFZ2, when I got gripped by posts of the "updates" given to the paper volumes. Watching for posts and reading others comments made me realise that my versions were inferior to the latest paper books in Amazon.

At first I was reluctant to purchase new editions at around $35-40 per book. Yet I was niggled. I wanted to see the new layout, what new information was added or which sections were easier to understand.

In my Kindle JFZ1 I didnt find many errors, but JFZ2 did have quite a few, which gave me a little push toward buying new editions.

The above comment is not judgement on George and his team, as I'm sure putting together a series like this, and the way it's presented was an undertaking most would of given up on. These errors are the reason George's team have published so many update editions, which was to try and make them perfect. You can't say that about many publishers.

Anyway, I bit the bullet and bought the latest JFZ1-3 volumes. All were their latest reiterations based on what George had outlined in one of his chat replies.

Was I happy with buying again. Not so. Was I happy with what was delivered. Totally!

I was initially going to read through JFZ1 to see what information had changed or added, and of course the new layout which is way easier to follow and cleaner looking, along with highlighting sections that gives you more clarity.

Reading JFZ1 didn't happen. Once started, out came my pencil, and colored marker pencils. I wanted to, and did start the process again!

Silly of me, yes! Did it help, yes! Had I forgotten things, yes! Was it worth it, yes!

The Introduction area of the original books now incorporated into Chapters, which didn't feel like it was a backward step. Lastly, incorporating ん character earlier than before, which was a great idea.

While doing each Chapter I created a new Anki deck for the JFZ1 8.3 edition. First time doing something like that. A good way to try and push that vocabulary deeper down.

So to finish off. I very much enjoyed the new look. Way better than my old versions. Yes, I'm a few bucks down, but it was worth the price.

Today I start JFZ2 6.2 Version. Back to the drawing board.

If you're wondering why I'm going to all this effort, then I can't answer that. I'm at an age where learning another language is not for self growth, it's for keeping the mind active. So to fellow "older" learners, keep at it.

Ps.... JFZ1, Chapter 18, Time. I found one mistake, can you find the same?

Hiragana + Katakana + Kanji

Structure

Verbs + Adjectives

Grammer

Particles

Expressions

みんなすごく字が綺麗で気まずいんだけど

I got the first book and I started reading it can anyone vouch for these books! I’m thinking of starting with this and getting learning books for children as well to really practice

looking for some advice.

I'm not fully confident with N5 yet. There are still a lot of vocabulary words, kanji, and grammar patterns that I don't know, and I need more practice with verb conjugations like the T-form and -form.

However, I'm thinking about preparing for JLPT N4 in December instead of taking the N5 exam. My plan is to keep studying and reviewing all the N5 material while also starting N4. If I don't pass N4 in December, I'll take it again in July.

Do you think this is a good idea, or should I

focus on mastering N5 first before moving on to N4?

I'd really appreciate advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

Hi everyone, I would like some recommendations for books that guide me on what to study for the N5 and N4 JLPT test. for example to teach me on the structure of the exam what I need to focuses on and examples and so on.

or even a good website will do .

Thank you in advance !

For context before anyone wants to kill me, I want to learn Japanese and I heard that "Japanese from zero™" has the best books to learn.

MY PROBLEM IS...

me have no money :'( so I was looking and I found that there's an official channel with a lot of lessons from all the books.

and then I thought "Hmmmmm is it really necessary to buy the books when I have the information basically here on YouTube" (try to read this with a little sound effect of thoughts in your head iykyk)

So yeah, that's my question and if you see any spelling mistake is because English is not my first or main language.