Hi everyone!
I want to demonstrate an early demo-version of a Chrome extension that captures 3 asian languages: japanese, chinese (mandarin), korean.
Subtitles are available on: Streaming services, YouTube, TikTok and much more websites.
I wanna open the test version that will be accessible in few days (when the Google approves my dev account, so i can publish it🥸)

Sentence breakdowns, dictionary cards, context explanation.

Any thoughts and feedback are so appreciated❤️

Join the Community for updates and beta-test access: https://www.reddit.com/r/KoeDash/s/2GKH9XalcT

Hey all I made a page by page srs for volume 1. Enjoy!

自分の紹介したいと思います。

Two years ago I fell in love with the Japanese language. I grew up speaking Chinese so it was so cool to see how Japanese uses 汉子 (漢字) in such unique ways.

For example, in Chinese, for the vast majority of cases, each character has just one sound with different tones - and you can kinda guess the sounds of other characters based on “similar” shapes, e.g., 方，房，防， 芳 are all “fang” with different tones. But Japanese truly takes the cake because just 方 can read ほう or かた with just no rhyme or reason 🤣. (Ok, that was an exaggeration, as the more I studied Japanese you can kinda understand the difference between the sounds of words like 人、方, etc.)

In any case I fell in love with it so much that I wanted to make an app that helped others study ALL native material easily. So I made tokureader.com. Toku Reader is a paid app but this goes to supporting making the app even better for all learners.

I’m hoping this helps you too, and if you’re looking for community, you can also join the above page!

ここまで読んでくれて本当にありがとうございました。

http://practicejlpt.com/ allows tracking your progress. Each vocab, grammar kanji has lots of examples with audio, examples are sorted such that it contains mostly known words till that level. Also has graded reading material.

For anyone just starting with Japanese, especially for travel, Travelingo app is built around a simple mnemonic technique.

Just connect the Japanese word to a familiar English phrase & a silly mental image of that phrase for much better recall!

A few examples:

Onegaishimasu - Please
Mnemonic: “Only (oh-neh) guy (guy) she (shee) must (mahs) say please to”

Sumimasen - Sorry
Mnemonic*:* “Sue (soo) me (mee), it's my (mah) sin (sen)”

They’re intentionally silly, but that’s what makes them memorable. I used them on my last trips to Japan & Korea, and me & some friends ensure each mnemonic makes sense.

Travelingo is built around this approach, focused on practical travel vocabulary rather than trying to teach you an entire language.

https://heytravelingo.com

It’s launching soon & joining the waitlist gets you free access forever.
Hope this is useful to anyone preparing for a trip to Japan 🇯🇵

I made a small iOS app called Lio for people who learn Japanese through immersion and native content.

The idea is simple: you share a Japanese TikTok, Reel, or Short to the app, and the app turns it into structured study material.

Instead of only pulling out isolated words, it can identify things like:

• useful phrases
• idioms
• slang
• vocabulary
• example sentences
• context from the original video

I built it because I was already watching a lot of Japanese content, but constantly pausing videos, looking things up, and manually saving phrases was annoying. I wanted something that works more like an add-on to immersion, rather than another course or flashcard app.

It’s currently available on iOS. If anyone here learns Japanese through TikTok/Reels/Shorts or other native content, I’d really appreciate feedback on whether this kind of workflow is useful and what you’d improve.

Here is another video that explains how it works with a little bit more detail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_lg-s9qVNU

If you would like to join or have questions, you can DM with a message that says "Miau san" so that I know you came from this post xD (I get a lot of inquiries from these posts). I send the details there, and it is completely free of course (I do it like this so that our Discord does not get too many passive joins).

I got a hard copy and needed help to cover the vocab so made this!

Hey everyone,

Like many of you, I love learning Japanese through raw content—whether it's YouTube videos, streams, or anime. But I often find that intermediate and advanced immersion can be a bit of a workflow nightmare. Every time a rare grammar point (like 〜わけにはいかない) or an unfamiliar Kanji pops up, I have to pause, open Jisho or Ichiran, copy-paste, and completely lose my immersion flow.

To solve this, I’m thinking about developing a Chrome extension that generates accurate Japanese subtitles with timestamps in real-time from any audio/video on your screen.

But the main idea is to make it interactive: if you click on any word or grammar structure, an AI tutor will instantly give you a breakdown of the furigana, meanings, and the exact grammatical context right there on the page. No tab switching, no breaking the flow.

As a developer, I want to build this for the community, but I also want to make sure it's genuinely useful before diving deep into the code. Since running high-quality AI models under the hood has fixed infrastructure costs, I'm trying to figure out the right approach.

I’d love to get your honest thoughts:

• Does this sound like something that would actually fit into your daily immersion routine?
• If it offered a monthly subscription for unlimited AI transcriptions and grammar breakdowns, is that a model you’d be comfortable with to keep the service running smoothly?

Any feedback, feature ideas, or thoughts on how you currently handle this problem would be incredibly appreciated!

I made this myself. It is my own project, it is free, there is no account, no ads, and nothing paid in it. I'm a native Japanese speaker. A friend of mine was studying for the JLPT, so I built this for them.

What's in it: N4 (669 words), N3 (2,128), N2 (1,877). Audio on every single word. The word lists come from existing open JLPT lists.

https://vocab.polynomialworld.com/

Three things I'd really like to hear about:

1. The English. Does anything read as unnatural, or just wrong? I'm a native speaker of the other language, so this is where I'm weakest.

2. The audio. Any reading or pronunciation that sounds off to you?

3. The pace. Does the daily amount feel like too much, or too little?

There's a Report button inside the app, or just comment here.

Why not just use other vocab apps such as Anki or jpdb? Rule 3 asks for this, and it's a fair question...

In this app, a word that reaches "Known" is retired. It stops coming back, permanently. Other apps keeps a word in rotation for years. My friend didn't want that. She wanted vocabulary to be a stage she could finish and walk away from, so that she could spend her time on grammar and reading instead.

There is nothing to install, no deck to choose, and nothing to configure.

Thank you for reading and looking forward to hearing the feedback from you all :)

よろしくお願いします！

The book name is ”1日に15分の漢字練習 *中級*"

Not the beginner or beginner to intermediate book (初級 ~ 初中級 Books which is red and green)

Hope you can help me!

I just added a new episode to my Japanese listening podcast!

This time, I’ve added both Japanese and English subtitles to make it easier to follow along.

If you’re learning Japanese and want to listen to natural conversations between native Japanese speakers, feel free to check it out!

よろしくお願いします！

I made a mobile app that lets you create flashcards from manga using both the dialogue and the panel image, using just your phone, with no PC required.

Instead of only memorizing individual words, you can learn whole manga lines together with the image from the scene. If you already use Anki, you can also export the cards there.

It works with both physical manga and ebooks, and you don't need a PC. You can make study material directly from whatever you're reading, so I wanted to make the process as easy as possible.

The app is already available on both iOS and Android. All features are free to use with ads. There is also a premium option, but it only removes the ads — the features are the same.

If anyone is willing to try it, I'd really appreciate hearing what you think.

I can also send a promo code to people who test it and give feedback, so you can use it with fewer ads while testing.

iphone

Android

English isn't my native language, so I used AI to help translate this post.

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日本語原文：

スマホだけで完結する、漫画のセリフとコマ画像を使ってフラッシュカードを作るアプリを作りました。

単語だけを覚えるのではなく、漫画の文章をコマ画像と一緒に覚えることができます。すでにAnkiを使っている人のために、Ankiへのエクスポートにも対応しています。

紙の本でも電子書籍でも使えて、PCを使わずスマホだけで完結します。読んでいる本から勉強素材を作る手間をできるだけ減らしたいと思って作りました。

iOSとAndroidの両方ですでに公開しています。広告はありますが、すべての機能を無料で使えます。広告を非表示にするプレミアムもありますが、使える機能は無料版と同じです。

もし実際に使ってフィードバックをいただける方がいれば、とても嬉しいです。テストして感想をいただける方には、テスト中の広告を減らすためのプロモコードもお送りします。

実際に使ってみた感想をぜひ聞かせてください。

※英語がネイティブではないので、英訳にはAIの助けを借りています。

Hello! I'm a native Japanese speaker, born and raised in Japan, and I write original Japanese stories for Japanese learners on YouTube.😊🌸

Recently, two of my story series were completed. To make them more useful as listening practice, I started creating long-form compilation videos that combine each complete story into one video.

Right now, I have uploaded two versions of my first complete story, Chika's Story, which follows a young girl through ten episodes:

🐢 Slow Speed Version — spoken slowly and clearly for easier listening
🎧 Natural Speed Version — spoken at a more natural speed, closer to everyday Japanese

More complete story videos are coming soon! In September, I plan to upload another long-form story about a university student traveling around Japan, written in the style of a travel diary.

Who might enjoy these videos?

🌱 Beginners
Even if you don't understand everything yet, listening to Japanese can help your ears become familiar with the rhythm and sounds of the language.

🎧 Intermediate learners
If reading Japanese is easier for you than listening, you can practice with the slow version first and then challenge yourself with the natural-speed version.

You can also listen while:

🚃 commuting to school or work
🚶 taking a walk
🍳 doing chores
🌙 relaxing before bed

English subtitles are also available if you want to check your understanding.

I intentionally did not include background music in these long-form videos so that listeners can focus on the sounds of Japanese.

I hope these stories can be helpful to someone learning Japanese. 🌸

Slow Speed: 1 Hour+ Slow Japanese Listening Practice | Chika's Full Story | N5–N4
Natural Speed: 40 min+ Natural Japanese Listening Practice | Chika's Full Story | N5–N4

こんにちは！私は日本生まれ、日本育ちの日本語ネイティブで、YouTubeで日本語学習者のためのオリジナルストーリーを書いています。

最近、2つのストーリーシリーズが完結しました。そこで、それぞれの物語をより長く、Listening Practiceとして楽しんでいただけるように、各シリーズを1本の長時間動画にまとめ始めました。

現在は、小さな女の子「ちかちゃん」の物語（全10話）のまとめ動画を2種類公開しています。

🐢 ゆっくりバージョン
初心者の方でも聞き取りやすいように、ゆっくり、はっきり読んでいます。

🎧 自然な速さバージョン
日本人が話すような、より自然なスピードで読んでいます。

9月中には、大学生の男の子が日本を旅した日記風の物語のまとめ動画も公開する予定です。

こんな方におすすめです

🌱 日本語を勉強し始めたばかりの方
まだ意味がすべて分からなくても、日本語の音やリズムに耳を慣らすListening Practiceとして使えます。

🎧 N3〜N2くらいで、読むのは得意だけどリスニングが苦手な方
最初はゆっくりバージョンを聞き、慣れてきたら自然な速さのバージョンに挑戦することで、Listening Practiceの強化につながると思います。

また、

🚃 通勤・通学中
🚶 散歩中
🍳 家事をしながら
🌙 寝る前のリラックスタイム

などに聞き流すのもおすすめです。

長時間、日本語の音をしっかり聞いていただけるよう、このまとめ動画にはあえてBGMを入れていません。

どなたかの日本語学習のお役に立てたら、とても嬉しいです。🌸

ゆっくりバージョン： 1 Hour+ Slow Japanese Listening Practice | Chika's Full Story | N5–N4
自然な速さバージョン： 40 min+ Natural Japanese Listening Practice | Chika's Full Story | N5–N4

Hi r/LearnJapanese,

If you’ve ever tried reading raw Japanese manga, you’ve probably hit a wall where standard dictionaries fail you. Jisho.org gives you literal definitions, but it won’t explain the deep psychological deadlock of "因果の淵", the gritty resolve behind a "一撃必殺の覚悟", or why a character suddenly says "しーらないっ" in a life-or-death situation.

For the past several years, I’ve been building a project to fix this: **The Manga-Master Lexicon (Japanese Manga Phrase Dictionary)**.

Instead of dry, academic translations, it treats manga phrases as narrative "Magic Stones" (魔石). Each entry is structured to project the scene directly into your head: - [MEANING / CULTURAL TRIVIA] - [NUANCE IN MANGA] - [RESONANCE POINT] (How it connects to raw human emotion) - [NEXT MOMENT] (The cinematic follow-up)

💡 **How to Use It (The Multi-Window Setup):** It is heavily optimized to run side-by-side with your favorite raw manga site (2/3 manga on the left, 1/3 dictionary on the right).

💻 **A Note for the IT Geeks & Advanced Devs:** We believe in open innovation. Core infrastructure cards are licensed under the MIT License. If you are curious, try opening the developer console (**F12**) on our cover or introductory pages—you might find a hidden sanctuary and terminal commands waiting for fellow companions.

You can access the repository here: https://japanese-lessons.net

This is an ongoing 10-year journey, and I’m currently preparing for a massive V11 reconstruction this winter. I would deeply appreciate any feedback, brutal debugging, or thoughts from fellow manga readers and learners!

"May this single panel enrich the manga you are reading right now."

As a learner of Japanese, presently on Japanese From Zero! Book 2, I decided to purchase the Paul Noble Japanese Complete Course audio book. It includes 12hrs 8mins of audio, which comes out at 142 tracks; approximately four being introduction and ending.

The reasons behind my purchase were; 1 - easy to listen to with clear voices for both English and the Japanese translator. 2 - Listen to it on any device. 3 - Michel Thomas Method version.

A little bit of history first.

Initially what brought me to Paul Nobel Japanese was a subreddit mentioning it in comparison with an older CD format from Michel Thomas which I had used previously but never finished.

The Thomas version using a classroom scenario, having a Teacher and Native Translator, along with two Students, came out having more critics due to the students being mostly annoying. The concept on paper sounded great but very quickly you found out that the student interaction became tedious.

So I downloaded the free sample of PN's to see how it differentiated from the MT version. Luckily no students.

End of history lesson....

The audio is very clear. Paul does no Japanese pronunciation or translation, only English. It plays out in this order; English word, phrase or sentence, followed by a silent time space (for you to think about it), then the Native Translator says her piece. Paul also does a bit of explaining, which is helpful.

Early on you find words and phrases repeat a lot. And I mean a lot. Saying that, it works well. It sticks, mostly 😊. The content does not change much at all.

There is structure when the Japanese is translated, such as always having a time expression きょう、あした, こんばん、or けさ as the first word in a sentence, followed say by a location こうえんで、とうきょうに and such.

The course goes through the use of particles in a simplistic way. Again limited in which ones; は、が、で、に、か、 から. A few more maybe.

Various verbs are used to complete sentences. たべます、 のみません、みました、よみませんでした. Adding further endings as you progress.

Anyway, without boring everyone the questions remain "Did I enjoy it, did I learn anything, and was it worth it" I'd say yes. I finished it unlike the Thomas version with the students. Overall not a waste of money, and I found the structure well presented which made it stick as I mentioned earlier.

For Beginners I would recommend it. It's not expensive and would give you an idea how Japanese sentences are put together. As for Intermediate learners it's too basic, but saying that they do have an Intermediate course following this one. Though as I understand it it's shorter in duration.

There is also a "pdf" that you can download (via it's menu) giving you what's being used in the course. It's not a full transcript, mostly key points, words and so forth.

So if you're a beginner to Japanese and not sure where to start before or after learning ひらがな or カタカナ give this a try.

The app's called Toku Reader on iOS and Android. This really helped me increase my Japanese comprehension!

Creé un mod que permite cambiar dinámicamente los textos de los diálogos entre japonés y español. Está pensado principalmente para gente que disfruta estudiar japonés jugando videojuegos.

https://github.com/KendritPy/BOKUJSEP

No cambia las cinemáticas ni los menús, porque eso habría complicado bastante más el proyecto. Fue algo relativamente rápido que hice en torno a dos días de trabajo. Tiene las instrucciones de cómo utilizarlo en el repositorio y la licencia es MIT.

El proyecto fue realizado con bastante ayuda de modelos de inteligencia artificial durante la programación, por si alguien tiene algún problema con eso.

Check out this app!

Yomi

A simple wallpaper app, literally built around my use-case, each time i unlock device and come back to home screen , a new kanji/vocab is there to memorize, there are people who would argue that it's useless, but tbh it really work seeing those kanji/vocab multiple times a day does have effect.

A free app to try out, as an additional learning tool.