Want to learn Japanese? This is the thread for you. Please consult the resources below, and your fellow user, for more information.
FAQ
I'm not your mom, I can't tell you what to do. This is step 1. You should already be able to answer this question on your own. You want to live in Japan someday? Fine. You just want to play uncensored vidya? That's also fine. Doesn't matter what your motivates you, just know that learning Nipponese will not make your waifu real, and it won't solve all your personal problems. It's also going to require work on your part, so if you don't have the stomach for extensive studying, then you should quit now.
Good, so you start with Hiragana and Katakana (aka Kana). They're Japanese ABC's. Each symbol represents a sound, and you learn these in order to properly pronounce Japanese words. They also help with reading. You need to know these. Don't do anything before you're done with Kana.
Depends on who you ask. Generally, I think most people will suggest that you begin studying vocabulary and grammar. Words in Japanese are made up of a combination of Kana and Kanji (漢字). Kanji are logographs, which just means that they're symbols that represent some idea. Kanji have readings, and these readings can change how words are pronounced. Kanji are also made up of radicals. Radicals are like components that form Kanji. Some radicals will also be Kanji with their own meanings, but there are a lot of radicals that have no meaning at all.
There's a list called 「常用漢字」, or common use Kanji, that currently contains 2,136 characters. This list is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education, and it represents a baseline in literacy. If you can learn this many Kanji, and use them appropriately in vocabulary, then you'll be considered literate. Of course, there are more Kanji out there, but you don't need to learn them all.
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Resources
DJT guide: docs.google.com
pastebin.com
Anki and Decks
Anki: apps.ankiweb.net
Core 2k/6k:mega:///#!QIQywAAZ!g6wRM6KvDVmLxq7X5xLrvaw7HZGyYULUkT_YDtQdgfU
Core2k/6k content: core6000.neocities.org
user's Japanese Learner Anki package: mega:///#!14YTmKjZ!A_Ac110yAfLNE6tIgf5U_DjJeiaccLg3RGOHVvI0aIk
KanjiDamage deck: ankiweb.net
Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Course deck: ankiweb.net
Websites, Apps, and Books
RealKana: realkana.com
Kana Invaders: learnjapanesepod.com
Genki I and II (2nd Edition): mega:///#!aBF1TJYJ!D7Lkamt_oa6QlkMX4k0e7nDRu3qwacyyuoyxvbSego8
Forvo.com: ja.forvo.com
Mainichi.me: mainichi.me
Rikaichan: polarcloud.com
GoogleIME: google.com
KanjiVG: kanji.sljfaq.org
IMABI: imabi.net
Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese: guidetojapanese.org
KanjiDamage: kanjidamage.com
KANJI-Link radicals: kanji-link.com
Japanese Audiobooks: how-to-learn-any-language.com
All Japanese All The Time: alljapaneseallthetime.com
Erin.ne.jp: erin.ne.jp
R.A. Miller's A Japanese Reader:///mega.nz/#!aNoHDBRa!1q_JZWZnktl16rWZsSz1PHUxQbTvi5UU_VpSIogzxO8
[YouTube Videos]
Namasensei: youtube.com
JapanesePod101: youtube.com
KANJI-Link: youtube.com
Japanese Ammo with Misa: youtube.com
Japanese VideoCast: youtube.com
Nipponese Learning Thread: 「調和」 Edition
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nihongoichiban.com
incubator.duolingo.com
enenews.com
youtube.com
s000.tinyupload.com
gengojeff.com
japanese.stackexchange.com
jisho.org
sukebei.nyaa.se
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animetric.com
youtu.be
youtube.com
youtube.com
vndb.org
vndb.org
life.ou.edu
tlnotes.com
twitter.com
CAN'T
Not if you're autistic.
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Just finished Dai Gyakuten Saiban, definitely one of the best games in the series. It takes place long before the other games so you can play it even if you're unfamiliar with the series.
Gina best girl
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I'm just waiting for daily reminder now.
頑張って、アノン！
At least i understood that. And thanks user
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