Japanese is a language filled with a ton of ことわざ (諺), or “kotowaza”, meaning “proverbs”. They can take on different forms– some are 四字熟語 (よじじゅくご) or “Yojijukugo”, which translates to “four character idiom”, while others …
Learning Japanese through Music, Part 2: Tokyo Ska Paradise: 美しく燃える森
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 …
Win a free month of Skritter! Japanese character challenges, January 2017
Unlike previous challenges, this challenge will not reveal the answers. Instead, you can email the answers to team@skritter.com and win a free month of Skritter subscription time. (If your answers are correct)! Deadline is 2/28/2017.
The new Android beta is here!
2016 is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we’re done with work quite yet. Today we’re proud to announce the beta release of our new Android app! Learn what’s new and how you …
Chinese character challenges, December 2016
In a way, learning characters is easy. When you know roughly how characters work and how they are composed, learning a new character is not hard. The difficulty comes from the large number of steps …
Japanese character challenges, December 2016
In a way, learning characters is easy. When you know roughly how characters work and how they are composed, learning a new character is not hard. The difficulty comes from the large number of steps …
Learning Japanese through Music, Part 1: Crazy Ken Band: タイガー＆ドラゴン
Often times the best study tactic is the one you enjoy most.
Hacking the most difficult Chinese characters (19-21)
This article discusses difficult characters in Chinese in order to help you learn them. It’s the sixth article in our series and deals with three characters： 颇， 竭 and 允.
Japanese character challenges, November 2016
Test your Japanese character knowledge and improve your ability to compare and contrast characters with these challenges! Answers at the bottom.
Japanese Monsters: Yōkai ②
日本の古来の文化を紐解いていくと、日本にハロウィンが定着したのは当然だ。
When you take a look into Japan’s traditional culture, it’s completely natural that Halloween has taken hold in Japan.
Since it’s almost Halloween, I thought I’d share some more 妖怪 (Yōkai), or Japanese monsters which are commonly known and used in various media.