You are the
SHOGUN
将軍 shougun means, well, "shogun" or "general." You have made great progress in your language learning journey.
おめでとう！
Read our recommendations below to give your Japanese a boost.
Where to Begin?
I know you want to jump right in and learn some phrases to impress your Japanese friends. There's nothing wrong with that--in fact, spending time learning what you want to learn is a great way to increase motivation and that makes it more likely you will continue.
That being said, unless you are just wanting to learn enough to order sushi at a restaurant for your upcoming trip to Japan, we highly recommend starting with hiragana.
The Problem with Ro-maji:
Japanese can be written in romanized characters. This is called ro-maji ローマ字. While ro-maji is useful to help learn hiragana, it can easily become a crutch later on since your eyes will naturally gravitate to the alphabet over the lesser known Japanese symbols.
It is important to not that ro-maji is not part of the Japanese writing system; it is a representation of the sounds of the Japanese writing system.
Again, unless you just want to learn beginner-level tourist Japanese, it is best to quickly learn hiragana and stay away from resources that are very ro-maji dependent.
The Solution:
Learn hiragana!
Good news: it isn't difficult. You can learn hiragana in less than two weeks. The best part is, you can completely learn hiragana absolutely free using our free resources.
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