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PROGRESSIVE LEARNING PATH · OPEN-ENDED

Japanese Learning Path

Start at the level that fits you and move block by block. Every block has a concrete goal, 100 learning steps, active recall, a five-option quiz and a flashcard bridge into DeckLearn.

Japanese · N5

Read kana confidently and understand and build elementary Japanese sentences.

N5 · BLOCK 1

Japanese sounds and five vowels

Understand Japanese sounds and five vowels, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 2

Hiragana A K and S rows

Understand Hiragana A K and S rows, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 3

Hiragana T N and H rows

Understand Hiragana T N and H rows, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 4

Hiragana M Y R W and ん

Understand Hiragana M Y R W and ん, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 5

Dakuten and handakuten

Understand Dakuten and handakuten, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 6

Small ゃゅょ and long sounds

Understand Small ゃゅょ and long sounds, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 7

Katakana core rows

Understand Katakana core rows, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 8

Katakana for foreign words

Understand Katakana for foreign words, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 9

Basic greetings

Understand Basic greetings, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 10

Self-introductions

Understand Self-introductions, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 11

です and ます

Understand です and ます, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 12

Particle は

Understand Particle は, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 13

Particles が and を

Understand Particles が and を, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 14

Particles にへ and で

Understand Particles にへ and で, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 15

い and な adjectives

Understand い and な adjectives, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 16

Present and past verbs

Understand Present and past verbs, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 17

ある and いる

Understand ある and いる, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 18

Numbers time and counters

Understand Numbers time and counters, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 19

Food shopping and daily life

Understand Food shopping and daily life, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N5 · BLOCK 20

N5 integration

Understand N5 integration, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

Japanese · N4

Expand everyday grammar, reading and conversational range.

N4 · BLOCK 21

て form

Understand て form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 22

ない form

Understand ない form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 23

Dictionary form

Understand Dictionary form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 24

た form

Understand た form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 25

Potential form

Understand Potential form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 26

Volitional form

Understand Volitional form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 27

Experience with たことがある

Understand Experience with たことがある, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 28

Obligation and necessity

Understand Obligation and necessity, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 29

Permission and prohibition

Understand Permission and prohibition, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 30

Giving and receiving

Understand Giving and receiving, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 31

Comparisons

Understand Comparisons, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 32

Relative clauses

Understand Relative clauses, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 33

Informal speech

Understand Informal speech, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 34

Particles in combination

Understand Particles in combination, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 35

Travel language

Understand Travel language, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 36

Health language

Understand Health language, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 37

Work and school

Understand Work and school, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 38

Weather and plans

Understand Weather and plans, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 39

Short narratives

Understand Short narratives, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N4 · BLOCK 40

N4 integration

Understand N4 integration, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

Japanese · N3

Handle intermediate structures, longer texts and more natural interaction.

N3 · BLOCK 41

Passive form

Understand Passive form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 42

Causative form

Understand Causative form, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 43

Causative-passive

Understand Causative-passive, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 44

Conditionals with ば

Understand Conditionals with ば, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 45

Conditionals with たら

Understand Conditionals with たら, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 46

なら and と

Understand なら and と, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 47

ように and ために

Understand ように and ために, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 48

そうようらしい

Understand そうようらしい, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 49

てしまう

Understand てしまう, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 50

ておく and てみる

Understand ておく and てみる, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 51

Everyday politeness

Understand Everyday politeness, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 52

Indirect quotation

Understand Indirect quotation, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 53

Connectors

Understand Connectors, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 54

Nominalization

Understand Nominalization, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 55

Kanji reading strategies

Understand Kanji reading strategies, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 56

News basics

Understand News basics, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 57

Office Japanese

Understand Office Japanese, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 58

Expressing nuanced opinions

Understand Expressing nuanced opinions, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 59

Relationships and social context

Understand Relationships and social context, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N3 · BLOCK 60

N3 integration

Understand N3 integration, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

Japanese · N2

Work with advanced grammar, formal language, news and professional contexts.

N2 · BLOCK 61

Advanced grammar patterns

Understand Advanced grammar patterns, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 62

Systematic keigo

Understand Systematic keigo, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 63

Written Japanese style

Understand Written Japanese style, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 64

Business Japanese

Understand Business Japanese, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 65

News analysis

Understand News analysis, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 66

Cause and effect

Understand Cause and effect, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 67

Contrast and limitation

Understand Contrast and limitation, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 68

Inference and conclusions

Understand Inference and conclusions, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 69

Focus and emphasis

Understand Focus and emphasis, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 70

Formal requests

Understand Formal requests, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 71

Abstract nouns

Understand Abstract nouns, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 72

Breaking down long sentences

Understand Breaking down long sentences, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 73

Kanji compounds

Understand Kanji compounds, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 74

Reading speed

Understand Reading speed, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 75

Listening nuance

Understand Listening nuance, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 76

Business email

Understand Business email, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 77

Meetings

Understand Meetings, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 78

Presentations

Understand Presentations, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 79

Social issues

Understand Social issues, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

N2 · BLOCK 80

N2 integration

Understand N2 integration, recognize it reliably, use it in realistic Japanese context, and retain it through active recall and spaced review.

Japanese · N1

Reach high-level reading, nuance, formal communication and independent Japanese study.

N1 · BLOCK 81