JALUP flashcards, the best thing since Genki JALUP flashcards, the best thing since Genki

I recently discovered the website Japanese level up by a guy named Adam. It has been around for a few year...

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Is Wanikani worth the effort for learning Kanji? A re-evaluation Is Wanikani worth the effort for learning Kanji? A re-evaluation

Learning Japanese is a time-intensive task and you often have to re-evaluate where you want to focus on. D...

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~といい, -to-ii - Meaning in Japanese ~といい, -to-ii - Meaning in Japanese

to ii といい means literally "if [something then] good." It's used to say something would be good if it happened, or if it were....

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~するがいい, -suru ga ii - Meaning in Japanese ~するがいい, -suru ga ii - Meaning in Japanese

suru ga ii するがいい, or any verb plus ga ii , means literally "it's better to do [something]." In anime, however, it's pre...

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いいこと, ii-koto - Meaning in Japanese いいこと, ii-koto - Meaning in Japanese

ii koto いいこと means literally a "good thing," but it's also used, in female speech, as an interjection to call somebody's ...

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仲がいい, Naka ga ii - Meaning in Japanese 仲がいい, Naka ga ii - Meaning in Japanese

naka ga ii 仲がいい means somebody is in good terms with somebody else, that they're friends, colleagues, that they have a "good relat...

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運がいい, Un ga ii - Meaning in Japanese 運がいい, Un ga ii - Meaning in Japanese

un ga ii 運がいい means someone is "lucky," that they have "good luck." Literally, un 運 means "luck" and the ii ...

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Body Parts in Japanese - Vocabulary Body Parts in Japanese - Vocabulary

Karada 身体 The word "body" in Japanese is karada 体, also written karada 身体. This kanji 体 means "body" and shows ...

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いい度胸, ii-dokyou - Meaning in Japanese いい度胸, ii-dokyou - Meaning in Japanese

ii-dokyou いい度胸 is generally used to say someone has "dared" to go against someone else, or had the "nerve" to do someth...

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