Speak Japanese confidently — hiragana, katakana, basic kanji, and real-world conversations.
Hiragana Unlocked
Read and write all 46 base hiragana characters to decode real Japanese words without romaji.
Katakana in Action
Read and write all 46 base katakana characters to decode loanwords and café menus.
First Sentences
Build grammatically correct polite Japanese sentences to introduce yourself and name things around you.
Numbers and Time
Use Japanese numbers and time expressions to make appointments and tell someone when to meet.
Polite Verb Forms
Use masu-form verbs in present and past tense to describe daily actions politely.
Shopping and Prices
Buy items and ask prices at a Japanese shop using polite phrases and numbers.
Food and Café Ordering
Order food and drinks at a Japanese café or restaurant using polite request forms.
Getting Around
Ask for and understand basic directions and use public transport vocabulary in Japanese.
Essential Kanji Start
Read and write 20 high-frequency kanji for numbers, days, and survival signs encountered daily in Japan.
Daily Life Conversations
Hold short, natural polite exchanges about daily routines, weather, and plans with a Japanese speaker.
Describing People & Things
Describe people, objects, and places using adjective sentences and comparisons in polite speech.
Talking About Abilities
Express what you can and cannot do using potential verb forms in real conversations.
Expressing Wants & Plans
Communicate desires, intentions, and plans for the near future in polite Japanese.
Connecting Sentences
Join clauses to tell short stories and explain reasons using conjunctions and te-form chains.
Giving & Receiving
Use verbs of giving and receiving to describe favors, gifts, and help in social situations.
Talking About Experience
Describe past experiences and things you have or have never done using ことがある.
Explaining & Nominalizing
Turn verbs and clauses into noun phrases to give explanations and talk about facts.
Describing Locations & Scenes
Describe the layout of a place and what is happening there using positional and existential expressions.
More Counters & Quantities
Count a wide variety of objects and quantities accurately in everyday shopping and cooking contexts.
Health & Body Language
Describe physical symptoms, body parts, and health conditions to visit a pharmacy or clinic.
Kanji Reading
Read and write 20 new kanji for body, nature, and daily life topics encountered at A2 level.
Making Requests & Permissions
Ask for and grant permissions, and make polite requests in daily situations such as offices, schools, and public spaces.
At Work & School
Handle simple workplace and school interactions including schedules, tasks, and polite communication with colleagues.
Travel & Transportation
Navigate real travel situations in Japan — buying tickets, asking for directions, and handling changes or delays — using intermediate sentence structures.
Expressing Hopes & Wishes
Express personal hopes, wishes, and aspirations in natural Japanese using intermediate grammar forms.
Plain Form Mastery
Use plain (dictionary/casual) form in sentences, quotations, and relative clauses across all verb types.
Kanji Reading
Read and write 30 new kanji used in everyday B1 contexts such as menus, signs, schedules, and short messages.
Casual Speech & Friends
Hold natural casual conversations with friends and peers, using informal grammar patterns and filler expressions appropriately.
Work & Social Situations
Handle intermediate workplace and social interactions — meetings, introductions, and polite small talk — using appropriate register.
Talking About the Past
Narrate past events and experiences in detail using intermediate time expressions and past-tense structures.
Making Decisions & Comparisons
Compare options and make decisions aloud in Japanese using intermediate comparison and decision-making grammar.
Giving Advice & Opinions
Give and ask for opinions and advice on everyday topics using polite and intermediate-level expressions.
Understanding & Using Media
Understand and produce Japanese at a near-authentic level by engaging with simplified media such as news summaries, social posts, and short articles.
Grammar Patterns
Use a set of high-frequency intermediate grammar patterns to add nuance, condition, and complex meaning to sentences.
B1 Integration & JLPT N3 Ready
Consolidate all B1 skills into fluent multi-turn conversations and prepare for JLPT N3-level reading and listening tasks.
Abstract Topic Discussions
Discuss abstract topics such as justice, freedom, and society in Japanese using complex sentence structures.
Complex Conditionals & Hypotheticals
Use advanced conditional and hypothetical structures to reason about situations, policies, and personal decisions.
Keigo Honorific Speech
Use sonkeigo and kenjougo appropriately in professional and formal Japanese interactions.
Causative & Causative-Passive
Construct causative and causative-passive sentences to describe permission, compulsion, and suffering in real-world contexts.
Sentence Patterns
Use advanced grammatical patterns to express nuance, emphasis, and logical precision in speech and writing.
Reading Authentic Texts
Extract meaning and nuance from authentic Japanese texts such as news articles, essays, and opinion pieces.
Formal Writing Skills
Write formal Japanese texts including business emails, complaint letters, and structured essays.
Listening to Natural Speech
Understand fast natural Japanese in conversations, talks, and broadcasts without transcripts.
Oral Presentation Skills
Deliver a structured, fluent oral presentation in Japanese on a chosen topic to an audience.
B2 Kanji Expansion
Read and write approximately 300 additional kanji relevant to news, business, and daily adult life.
Expression Nuance
Produce nuanced, contextually appropriate utterances using advanced modal and aspectual patterns in professional and social settings.
Natural Spoken Fluency
Sustain natural, spontaneous spoken Japanese across informal and semi-formal contexts using native-like discourse strategies.
Complex Reading Strategies
Extract precise meaning, authorial intent, and implied nuance from authentic Japanese texts across genres.
Writing Craft
Produce well-structured, rhetorically sophisticated written Japanese appropriate for academic, professional, and public contexts.
Listening to Authentic Japanese
Understand extended, fast-paced authentic Japanese speech across formal and informal registers with high accuracy.
Keigo & Social Register
Navigate the full spectrum of Japanese politeness registers with precision and social sensitivity in professional and public contexts.
Grammar Patterns
Deploy the full range of C1-level sentence patterns to express causality, concession, condition, and evaluation with precision.
Kanji Mastery & Vocabulary Depth
Read, write, and contextually deploy the full Joyo kanji set including advanced compound vocabulary for academic and professional fluency.
Professional & Academic Japanese
Operate confidently in Japanese-medium professional and academic environments including meetings, negotiations, seminars, and written reports.
C1 Integration & JLPT N1 Ready
Demonstrate C1-level Japanese proficiency across all skills and be fully prepared for the JLPT N1 examination format and content.
Authentic Voice Refinement
Articulate nuanced personal viewpoints on abstract topics with native-like precision and self-correction in real time.
Native Listening Depth
Extract meaning, stance, and subtext from completely unscripted native Japanese at full speed across multiple genres.
Precision Writing at C2
Produce polished, stylistically appropriate written Japanese for high-stakes formal contexts including academic submissions and official correspondence.
Keigo Mastery
Use the full spectrum of honorific and humble speech flawlessly in high-pressure professional interactions such as board meetings and formal negotiations.
Complex Grammar Patterns
Deploy rare but high-impact C2-level grammar constructions naturally within extended discourse, matching usage expectations of educated native speakers.
Kanji at Native Depth
Read and interpret rare kanji compounds, classical allusions, and domain-specific vocabulary at the level expected of an educated Japanese adult.
Spoken Fluency at C2
Sustain spontaneous, natural conversation on any topic at full native speed with appropriate prosody, discourse markers, and real-time repair.
Reading Like a Native
Extract full meaning, tone, and rhetorical strategy from any authentic Japanese text, including literary fiction, legislation, and technical reports.
Professional Japanese Mastery
Lead, persuade, and negotiate in high-stakes Japanese professional environments with the full range of formal and interpersonal language tools.
C2 Capstone Integration
Demonstrate complete C2 mastery by performing across all four skills — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — in an extended authentic professional-academic scenario.