WHAT IT TAKES TO LEARN JAPANESE

What does it take to learn Japanese?

Short Answer: Determination + Motivation + Tenacity

Here is a Visual:

These are handwritten pages of Kanji from about 2 month of Anki reviews. There is a total of 19 pages – written front-and-back – for a total of about 21,500 written characters.

Long Answer – DOs:

• Invest 1500-2500 hours actively studying Japanese
• Listen passively & actively to Japanese for 2000-5000 hours
• Learn how write and distinguish 2500 Kanji
• Understand 7000-10000 unique sentences in Japanese

Long Answer – DON’Ts:

• Don’t listen to people that tell you that you are wasting your time
• Don’t listen to people that tell you that you can’t learn Japanese
• Don’t listen to people that tell you that you are doing it wrong
• Don’t hit the gonja (unless you want to do 20-40% more work)

(more coming soonish)

Further Reading:
Introduction to NiHONGOCENTRAL.com
Method Overview
Goals & Timetables
How Long will it Take to Learn Japanese?

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