Let's study Japanese
Real Japanese is a website for learning Japanese.
We're teaching beginners who want to learn Japanese from scratch.
Read authentic Japanese literature
Kokoro by Natsume Soseki
Dive into one of Japan's most beloved literary works. Learn vocabulary and grammar in context with inline hints and spaced repetition review.
Start from the beginning or jump to any chapter.
Create kanji flashcards
Anki integration with pen and paper
The Add Kanji form is a shorthand for creating cloze deletion cards for kanji study with pen and paper.
Set up AnkiConnect first, then start adding kanji to your deck.
The daily lesson
Step 1: Learn something new
We've broken down learning Japanese into daily chunks. Each day you'll learn a small amount of vocabulary, grammar and kanji.
By the end of the lesson you will be able to understand a new sentence in Japanese. Each sentence is sourced from a real world example.
Step 2: Review what you've learned
To make sure you don't forget what you've learned so far, we'll