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Is it hard to learn Japanese?

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The most difficult aspect of learning Japanese is the mastery of the reading and writing of kanji. An interesting characteristic of Japanese is that it is spoken differently if the speaker is a man, woman or child. read more

Of all the resources that I came across in Japanese, my favourite by far was John Fotheringham's Master Japanese: The Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Nihongo the Fun Way. He takes the kind of approach that I like and is incredibly encouraging to beginner Japanese learners. read more

Not because it's a hard language to learn, necessarily, but because there are a bunch of mental barriers and misconceptions. Japanese has a reputation for being hard to learn. I can kind of understand why – Japanese can be scary to people. read more

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