✏️ Goal: Write a diary entry in Japanese every week 🗒️ Level: N5 → N4 → N3 --- 🗣️ Mini Lesson: 「今日」「さっき」 今日（きょう）kyou today さっき sakki a little while ago / earlier today. 📝 Examples 今日はとても忙しいです。 Kyou wa totemo isogashii desu. → I am busy today. さっき本を読みました。 Sakki hon o yomimashita. → I read a book a little while ago. --- ✅ N5 / Beginner + romaji 今日、仕事でつかれました。 Kyou, shigoto de tsukaremashita. Today, work was stressful. ストレスがありましたから、さっき、本を読みました。 Sutoresu ga arimashita kara, saki, hon o yomimashita. I was stressed, so just before I was reading a book. 読むと、気もちが楽になりました。 Yomu to, kimochi ga raku ni narimashita. I read and I became at ease. リラックスできてよかったです。 Rirakkusu dekite yokatta desu. It's good I was able to relax. --- ✅ N4 今日は仕事が多くて、とてもつかれました。 ストレスがあったので、本を読んで気分を落ち着かせました。 少し読むだけでリラックスできました。 --- ✅ N3 さっきまで仕事が忙しく、少しストレスを感じていました。 そこで、本を読む時間を取って、気持ちを落ち着かせました。 静かな読書の時間は、いいリセットになります。 --- 💬 Vocabulary Japanese English さっき a little while ago / earlier 疲れる（つかれる） to get tired 落ち着く（おちつく） to calm / settle 気分（きぶん） mood / feeling 余裕（よゆう） mental space / breathing room 締め切り（しめきり） deadline --- 🫵 Your Turn さっき、＿＿＿しました。 Sakki, ______ shimashita. 今日、＿＿＿をしました。 Kyou, ____ o shimashita. ✍️ Post your diary entry below, and I’ll correct it and help you improve 📚✨ Or just let us know what you do to relax? 🍵⛱️ I can translate your post into Japanese, if you like.

Right now I’m reading a book called くま クマ 熊 ベアー and I finally arrived and the second half! When I first started reading it I had to look up lots of words and grammar but now I can read it way faster and actually enjoy reading it. For anyone who has a hard time now, don’t give up you will reach a level where learning Japanese becomes fun.

Share your favourite food or restaurant! It's time for our next community call-out! Last time we shared our favourite Japanese songs and now let's talk about something delicious: Japanese Food Culture! 💬 Tell Us Your Food Story! Have you ever tried making sushi, slurpable ramen or maybe some classic onigiri? We want to hear about your favourite Japanese dish, snack or restaurant experience! What is your absolute favourite Japanese food? (e.g., Ramen, Takoyaki, Curry Rice, etc.) Do you have a favourite restaurant in your area that serves authentic Japanese food? Have you tried making a Japanese dish yourself? What was it, and how did it turn out? (Photos welcome!) 📝 You Can Use Some Japanese! If you're feeling brave, try to answer using some of the Japanese words you know! 私の好きな食べ物は [Your Food] です。 Watashi no suki na tabemono wa ____ desu. (A food I like is...) [Your Food] が一番好きです。 ________ ga ichiban suki desu. ([Your Food] is my favorite/number one.) {美味しい！} (Oishii! - Delicious!) Let's share our gastronomic adventures! Post your answer below! 👇

Today’s kanji is 人, one of the most essential characters in Japanese. It appears in words about people, nationality, and identity. 🔤 Meaning person people human someone 🗣️ Readings ひと (hito) – common everyday reading じん (jin) – nationality / “person of” にん (nin) – counting people 🧩 Common Words 人（ひと） – person 日本人（にほんじん） – Japanese person 一人（ひとり） – one person / alone 二人（ふたり） – two people 人間（にんげん） – human being 人口（じんこう） – population 大人（おとな） – adult (irregular reading) 📝 Simple Example Sentences 1. 日本人です。 → I am Japanese. / They are Japanese. 2. 今日は人が多いです。 → There are a lot of people today. 3. 一人で行きます。 → I’ll go alone. 4. あの人は先生です。 → That person is a teacher. ✨ Memory Tip The shape looks like a person standing—legs apart. Once you see “a person” in the shape, you’ll never forget it. You can try writing it, upload a photo or video and get feedback! :)

Introduce yourself and share a pic of something Japanese you own or something Japanese that you're interested in! Feel free to explain why you want to learn Japanese or what you like about Japan. Also, feel free to post any Japanese language questions you have. I'd be glad to answer them! As for me, I love learning Judo. Have you ever tried it? And I love Japanese literature, such as Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. Have you read any Japanese novels? I also really enjoyed Cowboy Bebop when it came out! Not the live action Netflix version!