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Anonymous10/17/26, 14:11No.51337289Nihongo Learning
Hey guys I'm struggling with motivation regarding the Japanese language
>I had a 1 month streak (keyword had)
>I have 200+ known words
>I know both hiragana and Katakana
>I know a small handful of grammar rules
I can't just stop, but I feel like it gets harder to continue and force myself to watch hours of content in another language, one day I'm super Otaku abut it and the next I don't even care, it's like I'm lukewarm
any idea how to force myself to continue? I've made so much progress, I cannot stop now!
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Anon10/17/26, 14:18No.51337303
>watch hours of content in another language
Then don't, and in my opinion at this point I really don't feel like it will bring you that much value anyway.
Just doing cards is fine.
But in general don't force yourself, there have been days where I didn't interact at all with the language and I'm at N2, it still is much better than to end up making a lot of progress but hating the language.
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Anon10/17/26, 14:24No.51337312
>I had a 1 month streak (keyword had)
>I have 200+ known words
>force myself to watch hours of content in another language
Are you only learning through watching videos and trying to learn and guess the rules of grammar and words that way? I think you’d be better off taking a break from that learning method and going for something more traditional like a grammar book and vocabulary flash cards for less time every day. i think Watching shows and stuff works best if you already know like 95% of the language and are trying to learn the remaining 5% through context.
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Anon10/17/26, 14:58No.51337382
Start immersing today, I have some tips.
You have watched anime before this, haven't you? You've already have finished anime shows, don't you?
Just rewatch those.
And then, watch mahou shoujou, easy slice of life shows, kodomo anime.
Watch Japanese youtube, watch japanese let's players, they're fun!
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Anon10/18/26, 13:02No.51339325
>I had a 1 month streak (keyword had)
I learnt japanese a decade ago and my biggest streak was almost 600 days before i decided it was enoughYou will never make it if 1 month is too much lol
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Anon10/24/26, 07:15No.51350965
you just need more words 200 is almost nothing, like i assume you are understanding almost nothing while immersing which is kind of useless. it will feel so much better when you get to like 2k+ of the most common words
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Anon10/25/26, 10:01No.51353547
I do not think 200 words is enough to start immersion. I mean, if you enjoy it then go for it, it won't hurt, but if it's a chore I do not see what's the point of spending hours doing it.
Just keep it simple. Just focus on learning 5-15 new words on anki a day. Along with reviews it should take you like 30-45min. Read next grammar lesson/chapter every few days. If Tae Kim doesn't work for you, maybe try cure dolly videos or transcripts. I personally prefer the latter.
Once you have that 1000 words and basic grammar you might start reading simple visual novels and mining. VNs are nice because you can hook into them and use yomitan to quickly add new words to anki. Check out https://jiten.moe/decks/media?mediaType=7&offset=0&sortBy=difficulty&sortOrder=0 to browse novels based on their difficulty.
Passively absorbing japanese shows or news or whatever certainly can help, but I hardly see a point of doing it if you know so little you basically do not understand anything and force yourself to do it.
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Anon10/25/26, 12:25No.51353827
I fear no man.
