Month: July 2026

If you’ve spent any time learning Japanese or exploring the culture, you’ve probably come across oyasumi (おやすみ). It’s one of those small, everyday words that does a lot of work — politely wishing someone a good night, marking the end of a day, and quietly acknowledging the person you’re saying it to. This article walks…

There are more and diverse motivations for learning Japanese than ever before. The Japanese language has become more accessible. There is no longer a need to live nearby to a language school. Japanese language online courses have become equal, if not better, than physical classrooms regarding available resources like native speakers to help. Analyzing this…

Anyone learning a new language eventually gets curious about the rude parts of it. Japanese is no exception — anime, manga, and YouTube clips are full of words and phrases that English subtitles handle with surprising creativity. But Japanese swearing doesn’t work the way English swearing does. There are fewer hard-hitting curse words, and the…