5 docs tagged with "fundamentals"

How many Japanese words do you need to be fluent? See the JLPT vocab targets from N5 to N1, the passive vs active gap, and the native-speaker ceiling.

How to learn Japanese vocabulary effectively: compare pre-made decks, sentence mining, and textbook lists, and pick the right approach for your JLPT level.

Passive vs active vocabulary explains why you understand far more Japanese than you can speak, and how to convert recognition into real production.

Sentence mining lets you build a Japanese Anki deck from what you read. Learn the i+1 method, the Yomitan, JPDB, and Migaku tools, and how to avoid over-mining.

Japanese word frequency follows Zipf's law: the top 1,000 words cover ~80% of speech. See the full coverage curve and what it means for study order.