How I Learned Japanese - Easy Japanese Study Routine for Busy Learners

Struggling to fit Japanese into your busy schedule? In this video, I’m sharing a simple and effective Japanese study routine that takes just 30 - 40 minutes a day.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:50 N5 Routine
5:40 N4 Routine
7:45 N3 Routine
9:30 N2 Routine
12:04 N1 Routine
14:32 Adaptation & Troubleshooting
15:06 Outro

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Resources by Level
🔰 N5
Vocabulary + Kanji App:
About the MochiKanji App
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mochika...
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Website: https://kanji.mochidemy.com/en/welcome

Textbooks:
Minna no Nihongo, Genki I

Video Lessons:
Nihongoal (Minna no Nihongo Series) -    / @nihongoal  

Grammar Supplement:
Tae Kim’s Guide - http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/...

Listening Practice:
Comprehensible Japanese -    / Канал  
JapanesePod101 -    / @japanesepod101  

🧡 N4
Grammar Practice App:
Bunpo - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

Reading Practice:
Tadoku Graded Readers - https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/free-b...
NHK news web easy - https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
Todaii App

Listening + Speaking:
Daily Japanese with Naoko -    / @dailyjapanese  
Learn Japanese with Tanaka san -    / @japanese_tanakasan  
Studio Podcast by Haru -    / @studiopodcastbyharu  
PingoAI - https://mypingoai.com/

💛 N3
Textbooks:
Nihongo Soumatome Series
Shinkanzen Master Series

Apps:
HelloTalk - https://www.hellotalk.com/

Reading:
Todaii App

Listening:
Onomappu -    / @onomappu  

Anime with JP Subtitles on Netflix

💼 N2
Textbooks:
Shinkanzen Master N2
Kanji in Context

Reading Sources:
Light Novels (e.g., on BookWalker)
Japanese Newspapers (NHK News Web Easy)

Listening/Shadowing:
Japanese Netflix Shows (with JP subtitles)
YouTube Variety Shows

Speaking/Writing Practice:
HelloTalk - https://www.hellotalk.com/
Tandem - https://tandem.net/

🎓 N1
Advanced Grammar Book:
A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar

Listening + Culture:
Japanese Podcasts on Real Topics
Documentaries or Debate Shows on YouTube or Netflix
Bilingual News (バイリンガルニュース)
Two hosts (Japanese + English), talking about science, tech, world news
https://bilingualnews.jp/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast...

Rebuild.fm
Tech, design, and software industry talk, mostly in Japanese
https://rebuild.fm/

Writing + Immersion:
Japanese Twitter