大学生 (だいがくせい) = college student. 大 big + 学 study + 生 person who does it. Learn words like this free at Nihoner.

大学生 (だいがくせい) = college student. 大 big + 学 study + 生 person who does it. Learn words like this free at Nihoner.
腹 (はら) means belly or stomach — and お腹 (おなか) is the polite version you'll hear daily. Save this one for your next meal in Japan.
Think you can say "kawaii"? Cute.
But can you handle TSU? 😈
Watch the video. Take the challenge. Let the mic judge your Japanese.
No mercy. Just truth. 🎤
🎮 SAY IT IN JAPANESE?! — Currently in development.
優先 (ゆうせん) means priority — 優先席 is the priority seat on trains. Add it to today's 5 minutes of Japanese. Free drills on Nihoner.
Want to take the JLPT but don't know where to start? Do a mock test first — fastest way to find your weak spots 📊 Don't just cram. StayJP has N5-N1 mock tests so you know exactly what to fix.
Fun fact: Japanese has no word for "you" that's safe in every situation 😅 Most people just use the person's name + さん instead. Beginners, try it! #LearnJapanese
Stroke order isn't just tradition. It helps you read messy handwriting ✍️ Once your hand knows the flow, cursive kanji make sense. Which one surprised you? #Kanji #LearnJapanese
論文を書いています。 Ronbun o kaite imasu. I’m writing my thesis. #Japanese vocabulary for school. #LearnJapanese. Visit the #Language Garage to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-sch...
忘れずに時計を遅らせましたか。 Wasurezu ni tokei o okurasemashita ka. Did you remember to turn your clock back? #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
Slang of the day: タイパ
= time performance, the younger cousin of コスパ (cost performance).
・この動画、タイパ悪い → this video wastes my time
Japanese youth optimize everything by タイパ now ⏱
素敵なコスチュームですね! Suteki na kosuchuumu desu ne! Your costume looks great! #Japanese for #Halloween. #JapaneseVocabulary #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-hal...
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Japanese phrase of the day: 予約をしています (yoyaku wo shite imasu)
= I have a reservation.
(Card: a どんど焼き at Rubeshibe Shrine, Hokkaido. People at the pyre, 亻 beside 尞. Photo: 田頭寛, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.) #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #StudyJapanese
腰 (koshi) means hip or waist — as in 腰が痛い, my back hurts. Save this for your next body-part vocab round.
The reason I built StayJP: lower the barrier to daily practice. Open it, it tells you today's review, done. Consistency beats intensity every single time 🙂
#Japanese な-adjectives are linked to nouns with な na and need です desu (be). 静かな町 shizuka na machi (a quiet town). 町は静かです。 Machi wa shizuka desu. The town is quiet. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adj...
具合が悪くなってからどのぐらいたちますか。 Guai ga warukunatte kara donogurai tachimasu ka. How long have you been sick? #Japanese for being sick. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/japanse-voca...
Japanese quiz: remember this one?
お会計お願いします (okaikei onegaishimasu)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
お疲れ様 vs ご苦労様 — both mean 'thanks for your hard work', but ご苦労様 goes downward in rank. Say it to your boss and it stings 😱 Just use お疲れ様です with everyone. Always safe.