Japanese grammar
Every Japanese grammar topic, in one place
Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalogue covers the full set of Japanese grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.
Beginner (A1-A2)
Hiragana Chart
The full hiragana chart with romaji, the extra sounds made with dakuten and small kana, the look-alikes that catch everyone, and real words to read.
Beginner (A1-A2)
Katakana Chart
The full katakana chart with romaji, how loanwords like コーヒー and テレビ are spelled, the long-vowel bar, and the look-alikes シ, ツ, ソ and ン.
Beginner (A1-A2)
Numbers
Japanese numbers are built from ten digits and four units. Learn the two readings of 4, 7 and 9, the 百 and 千 sound changes, and why a million is 百万.
Beginner (A1-A2)
Particles
Four Japanese particles carry most beginner sentences: を for the object, に for where to, で for where it happens, の for 's. With the traps.
Beginner (A1-A2)
The Japanese ます Form
How to turn any Japanese verb into polite ます and ません: the three verb groups, the 帰る trap, and a chart of the first verbs you need.
Beginner (A1-A2)
は and です
X は Y です is the first Japanese sentence and the most useful: how to say it, deny it, ask it, and point at things with これ, それ and あれ.