SumiKanji lessons
25 short, free lessons on what Japanese words literally say and the pictures hidden inside kanji. Each one comes with a short video and the stroke order of every kanji in it.
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- Travel & culture
Three spooky Japanese words: yurei, yokai and gaikotsu
- Words & phrases
Tsundoku: the Japanese word for books you never read (積ん読)
- Kanji stories
One tree, two trees, three trees: 木, 林 and 森
- Words & phrases
What sumimasen really means (すみません)
- Words & phrases
What senpai literally means (先輩)
- Words & phrases
Otsukaresama: one of the phrases you'll hear most at work in Japan (お疲れ様)
- Words & phrases
What omoshiroi, kawaii, ichiban and daisuki literally mean
- Travel & culture
Momiji and koyo: the kanji for autumn leaves (紅葉)
- Words & phrases
What konnichiwa, ohayou and arigatou really mean
- Words & phrases
Komorebi: sunlight through the leaves (木漏れ日)
- Words & phrases
Kintsugi in kanji: gold + join (金継ぎ)
- Words & phrases
Karaoke means empty orchestra (空オケ)
- Travel & culture
Kappa, the Japanese river monster, in kanji (河童)
- Words & phrases
What kanpai, daijoubu, genki and sensei literally mean
- Kanji stories
The kanji for rain has raindrops in it (雨)
- Kanji stories
The two kanji for love: 恋 (koi) and 愛 (ai)
- Kanji stories
Why the kanji for house has a pig in it (家)
- Kanji stories
The kanji for friend is two hands (友)
- Words & phrases
What kaizen literally means (改善)
- Food & drink
In Japanese, a pumpkin is a southern melon (南瓜)
- Words & phrases
What itadakimasu and gochisousama really mean
- Kanji stories
Hiragana are kanji in disguise: where あ い う か came from
- Words & phrases
What ganbatte literally means (頑張って)
- Words & phrases
Emoji is a Japanese word, and it has nothing to do with emotion (絵文字)
- Words & phrases
Why baka is written horse + deer (馬鹿)