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I’ve been preparing for the JLPT N5 myself, so I thought I’d make a little list of some of the resources I’ve found!

websites

Nihongo Ichiban N5 Study Material

JLPT Website:

Self Evaluation List

Sample Questions

japanesetest4you JLPT N5 Resources

JLPT Boot Camp

Mock Test

JLPT Study Page (a bit of an older page, but still a good study resource)

Memrise

JLPT N5 Vocab 

JLPT N5 Readings

books

Official JLPT Reference Books

Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese Characters (4th Edition)

Compact Japanese Dictionary

Read Japanese Kanji Today

apps (android)

Kanji Study

Obenkyo

Duolingo

Write Japanese: Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana

Tinycards by Duolingo: Fun & Free Flashcards

German da-compound words

(english to german)

1. Above that - darüber

2. Through that - dadurch

3. Around that - darum

4. Out of that - daraus

5. With that - damit

6. After that - danach

7. For that - dafür

8. From that - davon

9. Against that - dagegen

10. In that - darin

11. Under that- darunter

12. Next to that - daneben

13. Behind that - dahinter

14. On that - darauf

days of the month!The top with the number is how they are normally written out. The hiragana and kanji are how to say them. If you need any help let me know!

Learn JLPT N5 Vocabulary: 立つ (tatsu)

Tenmonkan by Keita Kuroki

🍂 Autumn Vocab List🍂

🍁 Kanji - Kana - Eng 🍁   

🍁 秋 - あき - autumn 🍁

🍁 紅葉 -  こうよう  - autumn colours / leaves changing red 🍁   

🍁 秋風 -  あきかぜ  - autumn breeze / wind  🍁

🍁 秋水 -  しゅうすい  - clear autumn water  🍁

🍁 秋分 -  しゅうぶん  - autumnal equinox 🍁  

🍁 葉 -  は - leaf  🍁

🍁 落ち葉 -  おち ば - fallen leaves  🍁

🍁 枯れ葉 - か れ は - dead leaves  🍁

🍁 松かさ -  まつ かさ  - pinecones   🍁

🍁 焚き火 -  た き び - bonfire  🍁

🍁  冷たい  -  つめ たい  - chilly  🍁

🍁  安楽  -   あんらく  - cosy/comfort 🍁  

Extra!! 

秋分の日 is Autumn Equinox Day - a public holiday that takes place on the 22nd or 23rd of September!

*I am not a native! please feel free to correct me, or even add on your own words!*

This is maybe the most frustrating aspect of studying kanji. You start learning 山 as やま. Cool, one kanji memorized. Wait… it can also be read as さん.

Wait. All your other kanji have 2 or 4 extra readings too! Some are on'yomi. Some are kun'yomi.

Why does this have to be so complicated?!

It may seem confusing at first, but if you learn the difference between on'yomi/kun'yomi readings, where they came from, and how they work, we promise it will make learning kanji a lot easier.

Listen to this kanji-tastic episode where Kristen explains all this and more. When you’re breezing through kanji like a pro, you’ll be glad you did.

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Now here’s a smoke quartz mouthful to tongue twist our way around. It means a 34 sided polygon. The rough weighed about 18 kilos, and was faceted into this shape as a commission by gem artist Lawrence Stoller.

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