Guides
The things that do not fit inside a lesson: setting up input, the JLPT levels, and how to practise so it sticks.
Setting up a Japanese IME on your computerWithout an IME you cannot type Japanese at all. Here is how to turn one on in Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.N5 to N1: what each JLPT level asks of youFive levels, and the gaps between them are not even. Here is the vocabulary each one wants, and where people stall.How to practise typing so it sticksTwo input modes, furigana on or off, and why slowing down usually gets you there faster.Studying Japanese with subtitled videoHow to choose a video, how to work a line at a time, and why YouTube's automatic captions can mislead you.Why one kanji has several readingsOn and kun, why both exist, and how to guess which one a word wants.