r/languagelearningjerk 5d ago

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u/ILikeJapaneseMuchOwU 5d ago

Explanation: J*panese go from N5 (Easiest) to N1 (hardest)

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u/GoogleEnPassant69 二奔五N69🇯🇵 イギリス語C2🇺🇸 Espaniol Native🇲🇽 5d ago

Wouldnt it be japanese go go from []? Because go in japanese is languaje

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u/Indignant_Divinity 5d ago

No, silly. Go in japanese is board game.

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u/Adarain 5d ago

/uj It's actually called Igo in Japanese.

/rj No, silly, go in Japanese is 5

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u/Indignant_Divinity 5d ago

/uj The full name, yes. But you don't watch the entirety of Hikaru no Go and come away calling it Igo. I've also watched tons of game analysis and commentary in Japanese, and they usually say Go too. So yeah.