15 docs tagged with "getting-started"

Choose your first Japanese resources: the four-slot day-one toolkit (kana app, grammar, SRS, dictionary), a free path, a budget-paid path, and what to skip.

Hiragana, katakana, or kanji first? The right order for beginners, why romaji is a one-week tool, and why "kanji first" methods fail in real Japanese.

How long does it take to learn Japanese? FSI says 2,200 hours. This page unpacks what "fluent" means, what one year buys, and how to set realistic goals.

How long should your trip to Japan be? A duration framework by trip type, plus the seasonal trade-offs and holiday-crowding windows to plan around.

How to learn Japanese from zero to fluency: a sourced roadmap from kana through JLPT N5 to N1, with hour budgets per level and the anti-patterns to skip.

Confused where to click first? J-Compass maps four reader paths through its Traveling-in-Japan pillar, from early research to the week before you fly.

A short wayfinding guide to the Japanese Learning section, with reading paths for absolute beginners, JLPT N3 candidates, and returning intermediate learners.

This Japan trip checklist sequences everything before you fly: passport validity, visa status, bookings, Visit Japan Web, IC card, and rail pass decisions.

Should you visit Japan right now? An honest look at 2025's record crowds, rising accommodation costs, and new access rules, plus who a trip still works for.

JLPT levels explained: a single canonical guide to N5 through N1, the test's sections, the 0 to 180 score, the section-minimum rule, and sitting dates.

J-Compass's Living-in-Japan pillar is a sourced, honest reference for long-term residents, not tourists or relocation sales pitches. Here's what it covers.

J-Compass's Traveling-in-Japan pillar is a sourced, honest reference for short-term visitors, not a listicle or a booking funnel. Here's what it covers.

A structured, source-backed guide to learning Japanese, built for serious learners who want depth over rote memorization.

Where foreigners live in Japan, mapped by prefecture and city from the 2020 National Census: the concentration pattern, its causes, and the trend since 2000.

Daily Japanese study routine for beginners: the four-slot stack, weekly time budgets for N5 and N4, a 15-minute fallback, and a worked example day.