There are likely some Japanese words you pronounce with an accent when speaking English, even if you speak Japanese. This is often preferable to using the Japanese word as it’s pronounced in Japanese if you’re …
Things “opposite” in Japan and America
Whether it be the style of reading, or the order of the numbers we use for emergency calls, there are some things you might have noticed Japan and America do opposite compared to each other. …
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The new beta is here, sign up below! It’s not just a new look, this beta is a complete rewrite opening the door to many possibilities. Updates are faster, syncing is faster, writing is …
May is the month!
We have so many exciting things to announce– new updates, new projects, and new Skritter team members to introduce! Website update (2.3.9) Add Chinese example sentences with audio for HSK 1-3 lists Improve review order …
Attention, Skrittizens!
It’s been awhile since we’ve made a post, and we thought you might be interested in some of the things going on! Here are some highlights: Recent developer notes First up, we haven’t released a …
Learning Japanese through Music, part 4: 今宵に月ように (Like Tonight’s Moon)
Often times the best study tactic is the one you enjoy most. Music is an incredible way to study a language without feeling like you’re “studying”, and songs have the tendency to get stuck in people’s …
Kanji/Hanzi Cartoon Character Challenge #9
Chinese and Japanese learners unite. This character challenge works for both languages! Below is an image of a scene, however it’s made up using Chinese characters only. The goal is to look at the image, …
Skritter Dev Notes (2.3.5)
It’s been a while since we last gave you an update. We were working on some larger projects recently and finally reached a point where we think you will be happy with what we made. …
Engrish #2 (Mistranslated Japanese)
If you haven’t seen the first Engrish post, you can check it out by clicking this link! As you continue studying Japanese or just walk around Japan, you’ll notice broken English (Engrish) printed on things …
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