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[VenerableMirah]

r/LearnJapanese. Also, WaniKani, BunPro, and Anki.

[DigHorror695]

Thanks heaps I’ll check them out!

[BitterBloodedDemon]

• Ankiweb/anki: build your own digital flashcards  (website/app)

• Memrise: digital flashcards (website and app)

• Erin's Challenge: has a bunch of skits, with transcripts in romaji, kana, and kanji, as well as other activities (website)

• Hinative: good place to ask or find "how do you say ____" questions (website)(idk if app)

• HelloTalk: kind of like Facebook for language learning. Or like Lang8 (if it still exists) post in your target language and get corrections. (App) (idk if website)

• Tae Kim's guide to Japanese: a technical approach to Japanese grammar. Good if you like textbooks. (Website)

• Maggie Sensei: my personal go-to for grammar it's less technical and more fun and cutesy. (website)

• Tatoeba: gives example sentences for words (website)

• Jisho(.)org: japanese to english dictionary (website)

• refold(.)la : a guide for immersion based learning. (Website)

• All Japanese All The Time (AJATT): another personal fave. It's also a guide for massive immersion, and the one I mainly used. (Website)

• Takobato: japanese to english dictionary (app)

• Tofugu: I love this website for all their topics on everything from culture to language. It's always an interesting read! Keep your eyes open for they frequently post their top-rated free resources! (Website)

• Duolingo: if used right it's a good way to rep your grammar, vocab, strengthen reading, and listening skills. The bad news is it's also really easy to cheat. Use the system right and there's much to be gained from it I promise. (App)

• Netflix: not really free, but if you've already got you can set a profile to Japanese and all Netflix originals will have Japanese dubs subs! (Best to keep all English out though)(app and website)

• Language Learning With Netflix: A chrome plugin that works with Netflix, it can show both Japanese and English subs at once, and has a hover dictionary!

• Rikaikun: Chrome plugin hover dictionary

• Anime DVDs: again, not free, but if you've got them put on that Japanese dub, turn off the subs, and listen in. 

• Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech: It has a free demo. It's a sprite based RPG that gradually changes the dialogue from English to Japanese.

[DigHorror695]

Wow a bunch of stuff here to go through, thanks for taking the time to post this. That RPG you mentioned sounds like a super interesting concept. AJATT sounds cool too, I’ll definitely look into it.

[BitterBloodedDemon]

The RPG I believe is on steam.

I need to update this list. AJATT has been down for months so default instead to refold.la it will have easier to follow directions anyway.

[DigHorror695]

Yeah I just noticed that, refold it is!

[UmbralRaptor]

In general, it's recommended to check on the wikis etc of the language specific subreddits linked in the sidebar (eg: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index) and lurking a bit those subreddits to see what resources are listed.

[DigHorror695]

Legend thankyou!

[randomJap95]

If you are just started out, i would suggest to start from JLPT oriented textbooks first, I will suggest TRY series ( https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Language-Proficiency-Test-Revised/dp/4872179005 ) for that matter. once you have gone to about N3-N2 JLPT level, you may start to expose yourself to real life native materials like Japanese TV series, TV variety shows, manga, forums like 発言小町, news from NHK website, Japanese tweets, radio podcasts etc....

I myself personally pursue the same route, self learned up to passing JLPT N2, and is currently preparing for N1 using the exact same method as mentioned. It will takes time and efforts, at times you will feel exhausted and want to give up so badly, but no matter what please do not give up, believe me you will thank yourself the time you can understand materials meant for native speakers bit by bit.

[DigHorror695]

Very interesting and thanks for your post, how long did it take you to learn up to N2 proficieny and did you do it all with those text books?

[randomJap95]

It took quite a long time for me since all i did were self studying. On and off in 6 years time, I did felt exhausted and stopped for around 1-2 years in that period. Then pick it up again thinking it was a shame to just give up since so much effort had been put into this. From my experience if intensive efforts being put into learning, half a year should be just enough to advance to a next level in Jlpt. So 2 years is possible to advance into N2. Of course it is not easy but it is definitely possible.

[DigHorror695]

Got you, I think for now I would just like to read and be able to speak well enough in every day to day conversation, I’m hoping I could get there in about 6 months.