[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-local-best-japanese-textbooks":3,"$fHZsWYl_LcdVZ5GxKwtR-ZqvCZbbUdo2_Fi6R_GQKiQM":1121,"blog-article-cms-best-japanese-textbooks":1123,"article-hreflang-best-japanese-textbooks":1124,"blog-article-related-best-japanese-textbooks":1822},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":1099,"extension":1100,"meta":1101,"navigation":1114,"path":1115,"rawbody":1116,"seo":1117,"stem":1118,"__hash__":1119,"timestampUnix":1102,"slug":1103,"h1":1104,"image":1105,"tags":1111,"timestamp":1120,"locale":-1},"content\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-textbooks.md","The Five Best Japanese Textbooks for Beginners",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":1076},"minimark",[9,19,22,25,28,33,36,71,75,78,81,89,92,108,115,118,127,130,133,140,146,153,156,159,167,170,173,215,218,297,303,309,312,354,357,360,367,376,382,386,389,396,417,420,429,432,435,498,501,548,552,558,561,564,567,593,602,606,615,621,624,627,668,671,674,761,765,777,784,789,795,804,807,816,820,824,833,840,844,848,855,861,864,887,890,894,898,906,909,912,916,919,922,938,941,944,967,970,974,977,984,987,1019,1026,1030,1033,1040,1043,1049,1056,1059,1067,1073],[10,11,12,13,18],"p",{},"At around the intermediate level you'll be ready to ",[14,15,17],"a",{"href":16},"\u002Flearn-japanese","learn Japanese"," by doing the things you're interested in, but when you're first starting out, finding the right textbook to learn Japanese is important.",[10,20,21],{},"Everybody has different goals, but we think a great Japanese textbook should offer dialogues, vocabulary lists, grammar explanations, exercises, and kanji practice.",[10,23,24],{},"In this article, we'll share some textbooks we've reviewed so that beginner Japanese learners can find the best option for them.",[26,27],"toc",{},[29,30,32],"h2",{"id":31},"top-suggestions-at-a-glance","Top suggestions at a glance",[10,34,35],{},"We'll explore each of these resources in more detail, but here are some recommendations at a glance:",[37,38,39,47,53,59,65],"ul",{},[40,41,42,46],"li",{},[43,44,45],"strong",{},"GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese"," is a standard recommendation for beginners and lower-intermediate level learners. If you study Japanese at an English-speaking university, you'll probably use this textbook.",[40,48,49,52],{},[43,50,51],{},"Minna no Nihongo"," is for more serious learners with practical conversational needs: the dialogues reflect real conversations and the book is entirely in Japanese.",[40,54,55,58],{},[43,56,57],{},"Japanese from Zero","! was designed for self-study and takes a fun, gradual approach. It's a good option if you don't want to pay for a teacher and are quite busy.",[40,60,61,64],{},[43,62,63],{},"Migaku"," is an app designed for self-learners. It begins with a flashcard-based course that takes learners from zero, then provides tools that enable users learn Japanese by consuming content they enjoy.",[40,66,67,70],{},[43,68,69],{},"Marugoto Japanese Language and Culture"," is a textbook designed by the Japanese government and focuses on helping foreigners currently living in Japan build the practical skills they need to navigate life in Japan.",[29,72,74],{"id":73},"whichever-textbook-you-choose","Whichever textbook you choose...",[10,76,77],{},"We should address the elephant in the room before we get too far along.",[10,79,80],{},"Students around the world study foreign languages in school, but most people don't make meaningful progress in the classroom. I personally took five years of Spanish... but when I graduated, I wasn't able to do much more than conjugate present-tense verbs and ask if I could go to the bathroom.",[10,82,83,84,88],{},"Unfortunately, there are a ",[85,86,87],"em",{},"lot"," of people with stories like mine.",[10,90,91],{},"After living abroad for ten years and passing advanced tests in two foreign languages, here's something I've learned:",[93,94,95],"blockquote",{},[10,96,97,98,101,103,104,107],{},"You won't learn a language to fluency just by following a textbook. ",[99,100],"br",{},[99,102],{},"A textbook's job is simply to help you build the basic skills necessary to begin using your language to do things that you find meaningful or enjoyable. The real learning comes ",[85,105,106],{},"after"," the textbook stage, when you begin reading books, watching j-dramas, listening to podcasts, and so forth.",[10,109,110,111,114],{},"That's it. Your textbook doesn't need to be perfect, and you don't need to be a perfect student. We'd love to convince you to sign up for Migaku, but the truth is that people have successfully learned Japanese by using all of the below resources. All of them will work, so long as ",[85,112,113],{},"you"," put in the work.",[10,116,117],{},"Once you make your choice, periodically ask yourself these two questions:",[119,120,121,124],"ol",{},[40,122,123],{},"What would I be doing in Japanese if I were already fluent?",[40,125,126],{},"Does it seem like my current routine is bringing me closer to being able to do those things?",[10,128,129],{},"If the answer to #2 is yes, then keep up the good work! If not, take some time to think about what you need to do to align your study efforts with your desired outcomes.",[10,131,132],{},"In other words:",[134,135],"warning",{"title":136,"description":137,"cta-text":138,"cta-href":139},"You’re here because you’re looking for a textbook. You’re looking for a textbook because you want to learn Japanese. What if I told you that a textbook wasn't the best way to learn Japanese?","Considering the technology we have today, using a textbook realistically means choosing to take years longer to learn Japanese than necessary.","Why textbooks won't help you learn Japanese →","\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-problem-with-textbooks",[29,141,143],{"id":142},"genki-the-go-to-textbook-for-beginners",[43,144,145],{},"Genki: The go-to textbook for beginners",[147,148],"img",{"src":149,"width":150,"height":151,"alt":152},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-genki.jpeg",1662,1240,"A photo of the cover of the Genki I textbook.",[10,154,155],{},"For those starting with Japanese, Genki is a top choice globally. Each chapter starts with a dialogue, and that dialogue contains the key vocabulary words and grammar points you'll learn in the chapter. The content is quite dry and some learners will feel the pace is slow, but the upside to this is that the series generally has a very smooth, comfortable learning curve.",[10,157,158],{},"There are two Genki textbooks, and each one comes with a companion workbook designed to give you hands-on practice with a particular chapter's grammar points. The workbooks do not contain answer keys, so if you are learning independently, you'll also need to buy the teacher's edition of the work.",[10,160,161,162,166],{},"So far as functionality is concerned, the main complaint about Genki is that it doesn't provide ",[14,163,165],{"href":164},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fhow-to-learn-kanji","a structured format for kanji learning",". New characters are introduced in each chapter, and it's on you to figure out how to learn them.",[10,168,169],{},"I personally used Genki in college—as did most people who studied Japanese in college—and by the time I finished the second book, I felt ready to begin faceplanting my way through simple Japanese novels.",[10,171,172],{},"Some links:",[37,174,175,183,190,203],{},[40,176,177],{},[14,178,182],{"href":179,"rel":180},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=PLT12i1gB38HGAc-zjgFA4YcJA2Z3gVZTL",[181],"nofollow","A YouTube course following Genki",[40,184,185],{},[14,186,189],{"href":187,"rel":188},"https:\u002F\u002Ft-nagano.com\u002Fprojects\u002FJapaneseGenki3rdEdAudio\u002F",[181],"The audio files to each Genki chapter",[40,191,192,197,198],{},[14,193,196],{"href":194,"rel":195},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGENKI-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-English\u002Fdp\u002F4789014401",[181],"Genki I textbook ($48.00 new)"," | ",[14,199,202],{"href":200,"rel":201},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Vol-1-Workbook-3e-ed\u002Fdp\u002F4789017311",[181],"Genki II textbook ($24.00 new)",[40,204,205,197,210],{},[14,206,209],{"href":207,"rel":208},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-English\u002Fdp\u002F4789014436\u002F",[181],"Genki II textbook ($48.00 new)",[14,211,214],{"href":212,"rel":213},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-Multilingual\u002Fdp\u002F4789017338",[181],"Genki II workbook ($26.00 new)",[10,216,217],{},"Since Genki is the most popular textbook, here's a quick comparison of how it stands with other well-known textbooks:",[219,220,221,243],"table",{},[222,223,224],"thead",{},[225,226,227,231,234,237,240],"tr",{},[228,229,230],"th",{},"Textbook",[228,232,233],{},"Cost (USD)",[228,235,236],{},"Target Audience",[228,238,239],{},"Distinct Features",[228,241,242],{},"Drawbacks",[244,245,246,264,280],"tbody",{},[225,247,248,252,255,258,261],{},[249,250,251],"td",{},"Genki",[249,253,254],{},"~$144 (4 books)",[249,256,257],{},"College Students",[249,259,260],{},"Well-structured grammar explanations, audio CDs, workbook",[249,262,263],{},"Dry for some users, lacks integrated kanji",[225,265,266,268,271,274,277],{},[249,267,51],{},[249,269,270],{},"~$380 (18 books)",[249,272,273],{},"Serious learners",[249,275,276],{},"Comprehensive practice exercises, supplementary books",[249,278,279],{},"May be too intense for some users",[225,281,282,285,288,291,294],{},[249,283,284],{},"Japanese from Zero! (JFZ)",[249,286,287],{},"~$150 (5 books)",[249,289,290],{},"Self-Learners",[249,292,293],{},"Entertaining, YouTube support",[249,295,296],{},"Lacks depth",[29,298,300],{"id":299},"minna-no-nihongo-in-depth-learning-for-serious-students",[43,301,302],{},"Minna no Nihongo: in-depth learning for serious students",[147,304],{"src":305,"width":306,"height":307,"alt":308},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-minna-no-nihongo.jpeg",1906,1074,"A photo of the cover of the Minna no Nihongo textbook series.",[10,310,311],{},"Whereas Genki was designed for western audiences, Minna no Nihongo (MNN) is the most popular Japanese textbook in Japan and throughout Asia. It's entirely in Japanese, and broken into four levels:",[37,313,314,336],{},[40,315,316,328,329],{},[43,317,318,323],{},[319,320],"typo",{"lang":321,"syntax":322},"ja","初級[しょきゅう]",[324,325],"custom-audio",{"src":326,":type":327},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_初級.mp3","3",": Beginner 1 and Beginner 2\n",[37,330,331],{},[40,332,333],{},[85,334,335],{},"Each level contains 5 books: a textbook, workbook, kanji practice book, sentence structures book, and grammar notes in translation",[40,337,338,346,347],{},[43,339,340,343],{},[319,341],{"lang":321,"syntax":342},"中級[ちゅうきゅう]",[324,344],{"src":345,":type":327},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_中級.mp3",": Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2\n",[37,348,349],{},[40,350,351],{},[85,352,353],{},"Each level contains 4 books: a textbook, workbook, vocab workbook, and grammar notes in translation",[10,355,356],{},"Immediately evident is that this is a lot of textbooks. Why are there so many?",[10,358,359],{},"The series features a unique approach: the main textbook is entirely in Japanese (even the first one), and then there's an optional second book that summarizes each chapter's key ideas and provides grammar notes in English (or several other languages). Adding the supplementary textbooks in, you're left with a comprehensive, structured, and immersive learning experience.",[10,361,362,363,366],{},"Whether Minna no Nihongo is for you basically boils down to how comfortable you feel with the idea of diving into Japanese. You ",[85,364,365],{},"do"," eventually need to switch over to Japanese, and proponents of MNN love that it immerses them right into real Japanese conversations. If you're ready for that, you'll love the series. If you want a more gentle introduction to Japanese, you probably won't.",[10,368,369,370,375],{},"You can purchase the books and see samples of each one at ",[14,371,374],{"href":372,"rel":373},"https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fminna-no-nihongo",[181],"OMG! Japan",". The textbooks are about $35.00, and the supplementary workbooks are in the $15.00–$30.00 price range.",[29,377,379],{"id":378},"japanese-from-zero-jfz-a-textbook-for-people-who-hate-textbooks",[43,380,381],{},"Japanese from Zero! (JFZ): A textbook for people who hate textbooks",[147,383],{"src":384,"width":306,"height":307,"alt":385},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-japanese-from-zero.jpeg","A photo of the cover of the Japanese from Zero textbook series.",[10,387,388],{},"Japanese from Zero is a top pick for those new to learning on their own—especially those who might have tried and failed to learn Japanese in the past. The series contains five books in total, and they're designed to be enjoyable reads and super accessible.",[10,390,391,392,395],{},"What does ",[85,393,394],{},"accessible"," mean?",[10,397,398,399,403,404,407,408,411,412,416],{},"The first chapter of the first book is entirely in romaji. You learn a few ",[14,400,402],{"href":401},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-hiragana","hiragana"," in each chapter, and the book begins using them as you learn them. As a result, you end up seeing things like \"の ru\", whereas these other textbooks would instead say \"のる\" or \"",[319,405],{"lang":321,"syntax":406},"乗る[のる,の]","\" ",[324,409],{"src":410,":type":327},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_乗る.mp3",". Book two introduces ",[14,413,415],{"href":414},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-katakana","katakana",", and you don't see any kanji until book three.",[10,418,419],{},"The book also does a good job of recognizing that people who are interested in learning Japanese are also likely interested in Japanese culture. Instead of just teaching you how the language works, there are lots of \"Culture Clips\" that explain things you'll need\u002Fwant to know if you end up moving to Japan. Some of these detours are of practical use (do's and don'ts for bowing), others are simply interesting (why Japanese elevators skip floor 4).",[10,421,422,423,428],{},"Unlike Minna no Nihongo, you don't need to buy five separate books, either. Each of the five books contains an integrated workbook and writing practice section. If you dislike textbooks, you can also opt to learn on ",[14,424,427],{"href":425,"rel":426},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fromzero.com\u002F",[181],"the From Zero website"," ($13.00\u002Fmo) instead, which enhances the original textbook with videos, textbooks, and simple games.",[10,430,431],{},"Basically: if you want a relaxed learning program that lets you go at your own pace, you'll like JFZ. If you're a more serious learner, you probably won't.",[10,433,434],{},"Here's a quick comparison of JFZ vs Genki:",[219,436,437,449],{},[222,438,439],{},[225,440,441,444,447],{},[228,442,443],{},"FAQs",[228,445,446],{},"Japanese from Zero!",[228,448,251],{},[244,450,451,462,473,484],{},[225,452,453,456,459],{},[249,454,455],{},"Japanese displayed in...",[249,457,458],{},"Romaji; hiragana and katakana gradually introduced",[249,460,461],{},"Hiragana and katakana from the start",[225,463,464,467,470],{},[249,465,466],{},"Pacing",[249,468,469],{},"Slow and steady progression",[249,471,472],{},"Faster-paced, ideal for classroom settings",[225,474,475,478,481],{},[249,476,477],{},"Workbook?",[249,479,480],{},"Integrated into main book",[249,482,483],{},"Sold separately",[225,485,486,489,495],{},[249,487,488],{},"Additional Resources",[249,490,491,492],{},"Videos, podcasts, games on",[14,493,427],{"href":425,"rel":494},[181],[249,496,497],{},"Books include several two-person activities",[10,499,500],{},"Currently, JFZ offers five textbooks:",[37,502,503,511,519,526,533,541],{},[40,504,505,510],{},[14,506,509],{"href":507,"rel":508},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998122",[181],"Japanese from Zero 1"," ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $28.00 paperback)",[40,512,513,518],{},[14,514,517],{"href":515,"rel":516},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998114\u002F",[181],"Japanese from Zero 2"," ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $30.00 paperback)",[40,520,521,510],{},[14,522,525],{"href":523,"rel":524},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998130\u002F",[181],"Japanese from Zero 3",[40,527,528,510],{},[14,529,532],{"href":530,"rel":531},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0989654508\u002F",[181],"Japanese from Zero 4",[40,534,535,540],{},[14,536,539],{"href":537,"rel":538},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Continue-Mastering-Integrated\u002Fdp\u002F0989654559\u002F",[181],"Japanese from Zero 5"," ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $29.00 paperback)",[40,542,543,547],{},[14,544,546],{"href":425,"rel":545},[181],"The Japanese from Zero Website"," ($13.00 a month \u002F $130 a year)",[29,549,551],{"id":550},"migaku-a-flashcard-based-course-for-people-who-love-japanese-media","Migaku: A flashcard-based course for people who love Japanese media",[147,553],{"src":554,"width":555,"height":556,"alt":557},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-migaku.jpeg",1514,1056,"A screenshot showing some of the content in Mikgaku's Japanese Fundamentals and Japanese Academy courses.",[10,559,560],{},"A fundamental problem shared by every textbook is that they contain the things that somebody else thinks you need to know to learn Japanese, and those things may or may not align with the things you actually need to know based on what's important to you.",[10,562,563],{},"This is problematic because words aren't created or used equally. If you're learning Japanese because you want to read shounen manga, some structures and vocabulary words are going to be much more important to you than someone studying Japanese to read academic articles about robotics. In an ideal world, you'd both take a significantly different route through Japanese.",[10,565,566],{},"Migaku, more or less, is our attempt to create that ideal world. We're built around:",[119,568,569,575,587],{},[40,570,571,574],{},[43,572,573],{},"Japanese Basics"," — You start off by learning the hiragana and katakana (via Migaku Fundamentals), then move on to cover ~1,800 super frequent vocab words and 400 common grammar points (via Migaku Academy) that will be useful no matter what your goals with Japanese are",[40,576,577,580,581,586],{},[43,578,579],{},"Good flashcards"," — Our courses are flashcard-based, so as you learn the basics of Japanese, you also learn about what good flashcards look like, why ",[14,582,585],{"href":583,"rel":584},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSpaced_repetition",[181],"spaced repetition"," is the key to remembering Japanese words, and where Japanese can fit into your daily routine",[40,588,589,592],{},[43,590,591],{},"Making the world your textbook"," — Upon finishing these basics—or perhaps earlier—you'll begin consuming Japanese content of your own choosing; we'll pick out level-appropriate sentences from that content and let you turn them into flashcards with one click",[10,594,595,596,598,599,601],{},"This approach ensures that you learn the things that ",[85,597,113],{}," need to enjoy the books, j-dramas, anime, and content ",[85,600,113],{}," are interested in, whatever that happens to be.",[603,604],"prose-button",{"href":16,"text":605},"Learn Japanese with Migaku",[29,607,609],{"id":608},"marugoto-a-textbook-for-people-in-japan-now",[43,610,611,612],{},"Marugoto: A textbook for people in Japan ",[85,613,614],{},"now",[147,616],{"src":617,"width":618,"height":619,"alt":620},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-marugoto.jpeg",1680,534,"A photo of the cover of the Marugoto textbook series.",[10,622,623],{},"Most textbook series are designed for high school or college students taking a semester-long Japanese course. As such, topics focus on student life, there's a sequential progression from chapter to chapter, and the books are written around the assumption that a professor will be explaining things.",[10,625,626],{},"Marugoto does things differently in several ways:",[37,628,629,644,647,650,657],{},[40,630,631,632,637,638,643],{},"Books are graded according to Europe's ",[14,633,636],{"href":634,"rel":635},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCommon_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages",[181],"CEFR"," (A1–C2) framework, not Japan's ",[14,639,642],{"href":640,"rel":641},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJapanese-Language_Proficiency_Test",[181],"JLPT"," (N5–N1) framework",[40,645,646],{},"Each chapter is more or less standalone—you can jump between topics that interest you",[40,648,649],{},"The books are dialogue based and focus on practical things that will help you navigate daily life in Japan",[40,651,652,653,656],{},"The books are designed for use on the go: you ",[85,654,655],{},"can"," buy a textbook, but you can also cover the same content on a phone, tablet, or computer",[40,658,659,660,663,664,667],{},"The first few levels each feature two textbooks: a Katsudō (",[85,661,662],{},"activity",") book which focuses on natural learning via speaking\u002Flistening, and a Rikai (",[85,665,666],{},"understanding",") book which focuses on traditional learning via reading\u002Fwriting",[10,669,670],{},"The downside to Marugoto's approach is that the books assume you'll be practicing the content in groups (or in daily life). Several chapters cover things that are important to know if you're living in Japan but may not be so important if you primarily care about consuming Japanese media abroad.",[10,672,673],{},"Currently, Marugoto offers 6 levels:",[37,675,676,695,712,729,737,745,753],{},[40,677,678,679,683,684,689,690],{},"Marugoto A1: ",[14,680,230],{"href":681,"rel":682},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-Coursebook-communicative-competences\u002Fdp\u002F4384057539\u002F",[181]," ($22.00)| ",[14,685,688],{"href":686,"rel":687},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-Coursebook-communicative-activities\u002Fdp\u002F4384057520\u002F",[181],"Activity book"," ($25.00) | ",[14,691,694],{"href":692,"rel":693},"https:\u002F\u002Fa1.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F",[181],"Companion website",[40,696,697,698,702,703,707,708],{},"Marugoto A2 1: ",[14,699,230],{"href":700,"rel":701},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-culture-Elementary\u002Fdp\u002F3875487141\u002F",[181]," ($43.00) | ",[14,704,688],{"href":705,"rel":706},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Elementary1-Coursebook-communicative-activities\u002Fdp\u002F4384057547",[181]," ($26.00) | ",[14,709,694],{"href":710,"rel":711},"https:\u002F\u002Fa2.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F",[181],[40,713,714,715,719,720,724,725],{},"Marugoto A2 2: ",[14,716,230],{"href":717,"rel":718},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-Beginner-Understanding\u002Fdp\u002F4384057571",[181]," ($27.00) | ",[14,721,688],{"href":722,"rel":723},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-Beginner-Activity\u002Fdp\u002F4384057563\u002F",[181]," ($23.00 | ",[14,726,694],{"href":727,"rel":728},"https:\u002F\u002Fa2-2.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F",[181],[40,730,731,732,736],{},"Marugoto A2\u002FB1: ",[14,733,230],{"href":734,"rel":735},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Pre-Intermediate-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96-coursebook-JF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E6%BA%96%E6%8B%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF\u002Fdp\u002F438405758X",[181]," ($24.00)",[40,738,739,740,744],{},"Marugoto B1 1: ",[14,741,230],{"href":742,"rel":743},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Intermediate2-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96-coursebook-JF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E6%BA%96%E6%8B%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF\u002Fdp\u002F4384057601\u002F",[181]," ($32.00)",[40,746,747,748,752],{},"Marugoto B1 2: ",[14,749,230],{"href":750,"rel":751},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-culture-Intermediate\u002Fdp\u002F3875488539",[181]," ($34.00)",[40,754,755,756],{},"Each book also comes with a variety of ",[14,757,760],{"href":758,"rel":759},"https:\u002F\u002Fmarugoto.jpf.go.jp\u002Fen\u002Fdownload\u002F",[181],"downloadable supplementary materials",[29,762,764],{"id":763},"some-honorable-mentions","Some honorable mentions",[10,766,767,768,772,773,776],{},"Japanese is a hard language—",[14,769,771],{"href":770},"\u002Fblog\u002Flanguage-fun\u002Fthe-most-difficult-language","we talked about what makes it difficult in another post","—but it's also unique in that there are ",[85,774,775],{},"tons"," of unique and useful resources created by and for Japanese learners.",[10,778,779,780,783],{},"Analysis paralysis is a thing, so we really wanted to keep this post to five resources... but, since we're already here, here's a few other things that ",[85,781,782],{},"almost"," made it into the blog post. We won't cover them in as much detail, so if they look interesting to you, please feel free to explore them in further detail.",[785,786,788],"h3",{"id":787},"tae-kim-a-free-japanese-textbook","Tae Kim, a free Japanese textbook",[147,790],{"src":791,"width":792,"height":793,"alt":794},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-tae-kim.jpeg",2880,1716,"A screenshot of the first chapter of Tae Kim, 'the problem with conventional textbooks'",[10,796,797,798,803],{},"It's hard to complain about Tae Kim: it's 350 pages long, covers dozens of grammar points, and is chock full of practical example sentences. There have even been ",[14,799,802],{"href":800,"rel":801},"https:\u002F\u002Fankiweb.net\u002Fshared\u002Finfo\u002F911122782",[181],"some Anki decks"," built to complement it.",[10,805,806],{},"I found the deck difficult to follow when I tried it because the learning curve is kind of jagged: each new unit dumps a lot of new vocabulary words, so you'll have your work cut out for you keeping up. Nevertheless, if you're just beginning to think about studying Japanese and aren't sure you want to drop money on this whole foreign language thing yet, you can't go wrong with Tae Kim.",[10,808,809,810,815],{},"You can check out the textbook ",[14,811,814],{"href":812,"rel":813},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.guidetojapanese.org\u002Fgrammar_guide.pdf",[181],"here",".",[785,817,819],{"id":818},"imabi-a-free-online-grammar-dictionary","Imabi, a free online grammar dictionary",[147,821],{"src":822,"width":792,"height":793,"alt":823},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-imabi.jpeg","A screenshot of Imabi's first lesson, an introduction to Japanese.",[10,825,826,827,832],{},"As a writer myself, I have major respect for the creator of Imabi. His website is ",[14,828,831],{"href":829,"rel":830},"https:\u002F\u002Fimabi.org\u002F",[181],"over 450 pages of textbook-style entries",". It starts from hiragana and the basics of pronunciation, covers everything worth covering about grammar, and then finishes with 30 pages of material introducing classical Japanese.",[10,834,835,836,839],{},"The website is thorough (perhaps too thorough at times) and doesn't try to sell you anything. It's simply an excellent resource. You probably won't be able to ",[85,837,838],{},"learn"," Japanese sheerly by following Imabi, but if you ever find yourself struggling with any aspect of Japanese grammar, you can probably find an answer on Imabi.",[785,841,843],{"id":842},"tobira-a-textbook-for-those-struggling-with-the-intermediate-hurdle","Tobira, a textbook for those struggling with the intermediate hurdle",[147,845],{"src":846,"width":792,"height":793,"alt":847},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-tobira.jpeg","A photograph of the Tobira textbooks, showing their progression",[10,849,850,851,854],{},"At Migaku, we feel strongly that learners should seek to graduate from textbooks as soon as possible. The ",[85,852,853],{},"real"," learning happens when you use Japanese to consume content you enjoy: to entertain yourself in Japanese, and have learning happen as a happy byproduct of spending hundreds of hours in Japanese.",[10,856,857,858,860],{},"But maybe ",[85,859,113],{}," don't feel that way.",[10,862,863],{},"If you've finished Genki but don't quite feel ready to jump into native content, look into these three resources:",[37,865,866,873,880],{},[40,867,868],{},[14,869,872],{"href":870,"rel":871},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FQUARTET-Intermediate-Japanese-Language-Expression\u002Fdp\u002FB08X9ZY7HR",[181],"QUARTET Intermediate Japanese",[40,874,875],{},[14,876,879],{"href":877,"rel":878},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FIntegrated-Approach-Int-REV-Akira-McGloin\u002Fdp\u002F4789013081",[181],"An Intermediate Approach to Intermediate Japanese",[40,881,882],{},[14,883,886],{"href":884,"rel":885},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJpn-Tobira-Japanese-English-Mayumi-Oka\u002Fdp\u002F4874244475",[181],"Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese",[10,888,889],{},"QUARTET is the easiest, the next one holds your hand a little less, and Tobira is more of a pre-advanced textbook than an intermediate one. Nevertheless, they're all structured similarly: each chapter contains readings and dialogues, you read them, and then explore the grammar they contain.",[785,891,893],{"id":892},"cure-dolly-grammar-lessons-for-people-who-hate-textbooks","Cure Dolly, grammar lessons for people who hate textbooks",[895,896],"custom-iframe",{"src":897},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FlYvIOi8Q3I8?si=5lgKVRTNvhyaAzQW",[10,899,900,905],{},[14,901,904],{"href":902,"rel":903},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=pSvH9vH60Ig&list=PLg9uYxuZf8x_A-vcqqyOFZu06WlhnypWj",[181],"Cure Dolly"," is a YouTube channel that claims to teach Japanese in a more \"organic\" way than textbooks. There are YouTube videos for a variety of concepts, and they're all narrated by an animated figure that I personally find off-putting.",[10,907,908],{},"What Cure Dolly does right, though, is point out something important: English linguistics and Japanese linguistics don't always look at things the same way, and some problems get created for learners when we try to force an English perspective onto Japanese.",[10,910,911],{},"If you're frustrated with traditional textbooks, or if there's a grammar point you just can't wrap your head around, check to see if Cure Dolly has a video on it. You just might get a \"fresh\" perspective that helps connect dots you didn't realize you were missing.",[785,913,915],{"id":914},"read-real-japanese-for-people-who-want-to-read-books-in-japanese","Read Real Japanese, for people who want to read books in Japanese",[895,917],{"src":918},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fif4Excj_1ow?si=i2oSabzAnmyv6mSS",[10,920,921],{},"This series contains two books:",[37,923,924,931],{},[40,925,926],{},[14,927,930],{"href":928,"rel":929},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FRead-Real-Japanese-Fiction-Contemporary\u002Fdp\u002F1568366175",[181],"Real Real Japanese: Fiction",[40,932,933],{},[14,934,937],{"href":935,"rel":936},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FRead-Real-Japanese-Essays-Contemporary\u002Fdp\u002F1568364148",[181],"Read Real Japanese: Essays",[10,939,940],{},"And each of them is worth their weight in gold.",[10,942,943],{},"Both of them are laid out in similar fashion:",[37,945,946,952,961,964],{},[40,947,948,949,951],{},"You'll see a ",[85,950,853],{}," Japanese short story or essay, presented in the original",[40,953,954,955,960],{},"Every kanji is shown with ",[14,956,959],{"href":957,"rel":958},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFurigana",[181],"furigana"," the first time it appears",[40,962,963],{},"Every right-side page is Japanese; every left-side page is a loose English gloss of that Japanese: enough to help you out in a pinch, but not enough to understand the story without also reading the Japanese",[40,965,966],{},"The second half of the book is a running grammar glossary which contains explanations of all the grammar points more advanced than ~the second half of Genki II",[10,968,969],{},"If you want to read things in Japanese, but you're lacking a bit of self confidence, you'll love these books. (And if you love these books, know that Migaku lets you put any reading material into a very similar format).",[785,971,973],{"id":972},"jlpt-test-prep-books","JLPT test-prep books",[895,975],{"src":976},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F6yRxQB7R99Q?si=at-Kdju-f3KLSAq5",[10,978,979,980,983],{},"There are quite a few book series that aim to help learners prepare for specific levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). While not exactly a ",[85,981,982],{},"textbook",", these books can fulfill a similar purpose in that they organize grammar points of similar difficulty\u002Frarity and put them in one place.",[10,985,986],{},"My favorites are:",[37,988,989,999,1009],{},[40,990,991,998],{},[43,992,993],{},[14,994,997],{"href":995,"rel":996},"https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fnihongo-so-matome",[181],"Nihongo Soū Matome"," — These are organized into weekly lessons and have built-in reviews, so you don't need to do any planning yourself",[40,1000,1001,1008],{},[43,1002,1003],{},[14,1004,1007],{"href":1005,"rel":1006},"https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fcollections\u002Ftry-jlpt",[181],"Try! JLPT"," — These are crosses between workbooks and reference books, and give you a relatively structured way to explore grammar points in detail",[40,1010,1011,1018],{},[43,1012,1013],{},[14,1014,1017],{"href":1015,"rel":1016},"https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fshin-kanzen-master",[181],"Shin Kanzen Master"," — These are very thorough and have 5 books for each JLPT level (grammar, vocab, kanji, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension); I personally found the grammar books to be a bit too much but appreciated the reading\u002Flistening comprehension ones",[10,1020,1021,1022,1025],{},"I have mixed feelings about these sorts of resources. I loved them, but I think that I loved them because I spent a few years focusing just on just consuming Japanese, and ",[85,1023,1024],{},"then"," I went through these sorts of prep books casually, doing whatever I could do in the 10 minutes after returning to my desk from lunch. They helped me consolidate a lot of things that I understood, in theory, but couldn't put my finger on or clearly articulate if pressed.",[785,1027,1029],{"id":1028},"nihongo-no-mori","Nihongo no Mori",[895,1031],{"src":1032},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F1FdjVHZi9Rk?si=cHpYKf7Sry24OXQA",[10,1034,1035,1039],{},[14,1036,1029],{"href":1037,"rel":1038},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=flfi38e0NKk&list=PLl0ZxLaD0xhLge6txBBbdegSLorM6RtSm",[181]," is a YouTube channel that covers all of the grammar you need to know to pass the JLPT N3, N2, and N1. The videos are made by college students studying to become Japanese teachers. They're quirky, entirely in Japanese, and helpful.",[10,1041,1042],{},"If you've tried watching j-dramas or listening to podcasts in the past but found those things to be a bit too difficult, give these a shot. You'll be impressed by how much you can understand. They're personally the first things I binge watched in Japanese—it's a really exciting feeling to realize that you're consuming something in another language, even if the content itself is kind of dry.",[29,1044,1046],{"id":1045},"conclusion",[43,1047,1048],{},"Conclusion",[10,1050,1051,1052,1055],{},"Picking the right textbook is the first step to learning Japanese... but it's only the ",[85,1053,1054],{},"first"," step. Any of the resources we've listed above contain the basic information you need to get your feet under you in Japanese—and if none of them sound great, you can also cobble a learning path together by yourself.",[10,1057,1058],{},"Whatever you end up choosing, remember these two things:",[119,1060,1061,1064],{},[40,1062,1063],{},"Most any textbook will probably be OK—just be consistent and get through it",[40,1065,1066],{},"Your end goal probably isn't to become a Japanese linguist, so don't be a perfectionist; just get the gist of each book, and focus on doing what you need to do to get into your first piece of Japanese content",[10,1068,1069,1070,815],{},"... and on the off chance that you've already gone through a few textbooks and are feeling like you're ready to start easing into real Japanese content, ",[14,1071,1072],{"href":16},"Migaku can help you with that",[603,1074],{"href":139,"text":1075},"why textbooks won't help you learn Japanese →",{"title":1077,"searchDepth":1078,"depth":1078,"links":1079},"",2,[1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1088,1098],{"id":31,"depth":1078,"text":32},{"id":73,"depth":1078,"text":74},{"id":142,"depth":1078,"text":145},{"id":299,"depth":1078,"text":302},{"id":378,"depth":1078,"text":381},{"id":550,"depth":1078,"text":551},{"id":608,"depth":1078,"text":1087},"Marugoto: A textbook for people in Japan now",{"id":763,"depth":1078,"text":764,"children":1089},[1090,1092,1093,1094,1095,1096,1097],{"id":787,"depth":1091,"text":788},3,{"id":818,"depth":1091,"text":819},{"id":842,"depth":1091,"text":843},{"id":892,"depth":1091,"text":893},{"id":914,"depth":1091,"text":915},{"id":972,"depth":1091,"text":973},{"id":1028,"depth":1091,"text":1029},{"id":1045,"depth":1078,"text":1048},"Looking for the best Japanese textbooks? This guide compares top picks like Genki, Japanese From Zero, Minna no Nihongo, and Tobira to help you find the perfect one for your learning journey.","md",{"timestampUnix":1102,"slug":1103,"h1":1104,"image":1105,"tags":1111},1742895951000,"best-japanese-textbooks","Top Picks: Best Japanese Learning Textbooks",{"src":1106,"width":1107,"height":1108,"alt":1109,"position":1110},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-header.jpeg",7360,4912,"A photo of a young woman holding several textbooks; the header image for a blog article about Japanese textbooks.","top",[1112,1113],"fundamentals","resources",true,"\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-textbooks","---\ntitle: 'The Five Best Japanese Textbooks for Beginners'\ndescription: 'Looking for the best Japanese textbooks? This guide compares top picks like Genki, Japanese From Zero, Minna no Nihongo, and Tobira to help you find the perfect one for your learning journey.'\ntimestampUnix: 1742895951000\nslug: 'best-japanese-textbooks'\nh1: 'Top Picks: Best Japanese Learning Textbooks'\nimage:\n  src: '\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-header.jpeg'\n  width: 7360\n  height: 4912\n  alt: 'A photo of a young woman holding several textbooks; the header image for a blog article about Japanese textbooks.'\n  position: 'top'\ntags:\n  - fundamentals\n  - resources\n---\n\nAt around the intermediate level you'll be ready to [learn Japanese](\u002Flearn-japanese) by doing the things you're interested in, but when you're first starting out, finding the right textbook to learn Japanese is important.\n\nEverybody has different goals, but we think a great Japanese textbook should offer dialogues, vocabulary lists, grammar explanations, exercises, and kanji practice.\n\nIn this article, we'll share some textbooks we've reviewed so that beginner Japanese learners can find the best option for them.\n\n\u003Ctoc>\u003C\u002Ftoc>\n\n## Top suggestions at a glance\n\nWe'll explore each of these resources in more detail, but here are some recommendations at a glance:\n\n- **GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese** is a standard recommendation for beginners and lower-intermediate level learners. If you study Japanese at an English-speaking university, you'll probably use this textbook.\n- **Minna no Nihongo** is for more serious learners with practical conversational needs: the dialogues reflect real conversations and the book is entirely in Japanese.\n- **Japanese from Zero**! was designed for self-study and takes a fun, gradual approach. It's a good option if you don't want to pay for a teacher and are quite busy.\n- **Migaku** is an app designed for self-learners. It begins with a flashcard-based course that takes learners from zero, then provides tools that enable users learn Japanese by consuming content they enjoy.\n- **Marugoto Japanese Language and Culture** is a textbook designed by the Japanese government and focuses on helping foreigners currently living in Japan build the practical skills they need to navigate life in Japan.\n\n## Whichever textbook you choose...\n\nWe should address the elephant in the room before we get too far along.\n\nStudents around the world study foreign languages in school, but most people don't make meaningful progress in the classroom. I personally took five years of Spanish... but when I graduated, I wasn't able to do much more than conjugate present-tense verbs and ask if I could go to the bathroom.\n\nUnfortunately, there are a _lot_ of people with stories like mine.\n\nAfter living abroad for ten years and passing advanced tests in two foreign languages, here's something I've learned:\n\n> You won't learn a language to fluency just by following a textbook. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A textbook's job is simply to help you build the basic skills necessary to begin using your language to do things that you find meaningful or enjoyable. The real learning comes _after_ the textbook stage, when you begin reading books, watching j-dramas, listening to podcasts, and so forth.\n\nThat's it. Your textbook doesn't need to be perfect, and you don't need to be a perfect student. We'd love to convince you to sign up for Migaku, but the truth is that people have successfully learned Japanese by using all of the below resources. All of them will work, so long as _you_ put in the work.\n\nOnce you make your choice, periodically ask yourself these two questions:\n\n1. What would I be doing in Japanese if I were already fluent?\n2. Does it seem like my current routine is bringing me closer to being able to do those things?\n\nIf the answer to #2 is yes, then keep up the good work! If not, take some time to think about what you need to do to align your study efforts with your desired outcomes.\n\nIn other words:\n\n\u003Cwarning title=\"You’re here because you’re looking for a textbook. You’re looking for a textbook because you want to learn Japanese. What if I told you that a textbook wasn't the best way to learn Japanese?\" description=\"Considering the technology we have today, using a textbook realistically means choosing to take years longer to learn Japanese than necessary.\" cta-text=\"Why textbooks won't help you learn Japanese →\" cta-href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-problem-with-textbooks\">\u003C\u002Fwarning>\n\n## **Genki: The go-to textbook for beginners**\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-genki.jpeg\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1240\" alt=\"A photo of the cover of the Genki I textbook.\"\u002F>\n\nFor those starting with Japanese, Genki is a top choice globally. Each chapter starts with a dialogue, and that dialogue contains the key vocabulary words and grammar points you'll learn in the chapter. The content is quite dry and some learners will feel the pace is slow, but the upside to this is that the series generally has a very smooth, comfortable learning curve.\n\nThere are two Genki textbooks, and each one comes with a companion workbook designed to give you hands-on practice with a particular chapter's grammar points. The workbooks do not contain answer keys, so if you are learning independently, you'll also need to buy the teacher's edition of the work.\n\nSo far as functionality is concerned, the main complaint about Genki is that it doesn't provide [a structured format for kanji learning](\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fhow-to-learn-kanji). New characters are introduced in each chapter, and it's on you to figure out how to learn them.\n\nI personally used Genki in college—as did most people who studied Japanese in college—and by the time I finished the second book, I felt ready to begin faceplanting my way through simple Japanese novels.\n\nSome links:\n\n- [A YouTube course following Genki](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=PLT12i1gB38HGAc-zjgFA4YcJA2Z3gVZTL)\n- [The audio files to each Genki chapter](https:\u002F\u002Ft-nagano.com\u002Fprojects\u002FJapaneseGenki3rdEdAudio\u002F)\n- [Genki I textbook ($48.00 new)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGENKI-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-English\u002Fdp\u002F4789014401) | [Genki II textbook ($24.00 new)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Vol-1-Workbook-3e-ed\u002Fdp\u002F4789017311)\n- [Genki II textbook ($48.00 new)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-English\u002Fdp\u002F4789014436\u002F) | [Genki II workbook ($26.00 new)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGenki-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-Multilingual\u002Fdp\u002F4789017338)\n\nSince Genki is the most popular textbook, here's a quick comparison of how it stands with other well-known textbooks:\n\n| Textbook                  | Cost (USD)       | Target Audience  | Distinct Features                                         | Drawbacks                                  |\n| ------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |\n| Genki                     | ~$144 (4 books)  | College Students | Well-structured grammar explanations, audio CDs, workbook | Dry for some users, lacks integrated kanji |\n| Minna no Nihongo          | ~$380 (18 books) | Serious learners | Comprehensive practice exercises, supplementary books     | May be too intense for some users          |\n| Japanese from Zero! (JFZ) | ~$150 (5 books)  | Self-Learners    | Entertaining, YouTube support                             | Lacks depth                                |\n\n## **Minna no Nihongo: in-depth learning for serious students**\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-minna-no-nihongo.jpeg\" width=\"1906\" height=\"1074\" alt=\"A photo of the cover of the Minna no Nihongo textbook series.\"\u002F>\n\nWhereas Genki was designed for western audiences, Minna no Nihongo (MNN) is the most popular Japanese textbook in Japan and throughout Asia. It's entirely in Japanese, and broken into four levels:\n\n- **\u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"初級[しょきゅう]\">\u003C\u002Ftypo>\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_初級.mp3\" :type=\"3\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio>**: Beginner 1 and Beginner 2\n  - _Each level contains 5 books: a textbook, workbook, kanji practice book, sentence structures book, and grammar notes in translation_\n- **\u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"中級[ちゅうきゅう]\">\u003C\u002Ftypo>\u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_中級.mp3\" :type=\"3\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio>**: Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2\n  - _Each level contains 4 books: a textbook, workbook, vocab workbook, and grammar notes in translation_\n\nImmediately evident is that this is a lot of textbooks. Why are there so many?\n\nThe series features a unique approach: the main textbook is entirely in Japanese (even the first one), and then there's an optional second book that summarizes each chapter's key ideas and provides grammar notes in English (or several other languages). Adding the supplementary textbooks in, you're left with a comprehensive, structured, and immersive learning experience.\n\nWhether Minna no Nihongo is for you basically boils down to how comfortable you feel with the idea of diving into Japanese. You _do_ eventually need to switch over to Japanese, and proponents of MNN love that it immerses them right into real Japanese conversations. If you're ready for that, you'll love the series. If you want a more gentle introduction to Japanese, you probably won't.\n\nYou can purchase the books and see samples of each one at [OMG! Japan](https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fminna-no-nihongo). The textbooks are about $35.00, and the supplementary workbooks are in the $15.00–$30.00 price range.\n\n## **Japanese from Zero! (JFZ): A textbook for people who hate textbooks**\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-japanese-from-zero.jpeg\" width=\"1906\" height=\"1074\" alt=\"A photo of the cover of the Japanese from Zero textbook series.\"\u002F>\n\nJapanese from Zero is a top pick for those new to learning on their own—especially those who might have tried and failed to learn Japanese in the past. The series contains five books in total, and they're designed to be enjoyable reads and super accessible.\n\nWhat does _accessible_ mean?\n\nThe first chapter of the first book is entirely in romaji. You learn a few [hiragana](\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-hiragana) in each chapter, and the book begins using them as you learn them. As a result, you end up seeing things like \"の ru\", whereas these other textbooks would instead say \"のる\" or \"\u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"乗る[のる,の]\">\u003C\u002Ftypo>\" \u003Ccustom-audio src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fja_乗る.mp3\" :type=\"3\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-audio>. Book two introduces [katakana](\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese\u002Fthe-japanese-language-katakana), and you don't see any kanji until book three.\n\nThe book also does a good job of recognizing that people who are interested in learning Japanese are also likely interested in Japanese culture. Instead of just teaching you how the language works, there are lots of \"Culture Clips\" that explain things you'll need\u002Fwant to know if you end up moving to Japan. Some of these detours are of practical use (do's and don'ts for bowing), others are simply interesting (why Japanese elevators skip floor 4).\n\nUnlike Minna no Nihongo, you don't need to buy five separate books, either. Each of the five books contains an integrated workbook and writing practice section. If you dislike textbooks, you can also opt to learn on [the From Zero website](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fromzero.com\u002F) ($13.00\u002Fmo) instead, which enhances the original textbook with videos, textbooks, and simple games.\n\nBasically: if you want a relaxed learning program that lets you go at your own pace, you'll like JFZ. If you're a more serious learner, you probably won't.\n\nHere's a quick comparison of JFZ vs Genki:\n\n| FAQs                     | Japanese from Zero\\!                                                         | Genki                                       |\n| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |\n| Japanese displayed in... | Romaji; hiragana and katakana gradually introduced                           | Hiragana and katakana from the start        |\n| Pacing                   | Slow and steady progression                                                  | Faster-paced, ideal for classroom settings  |\n| Workbook?                | Integrated into main book                                                    | Sold separately                             |\n| Additional Resources     | Videos, podcasts, games on[the From Zero website](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fromzero.com\u002F) | Books include several two-person activities |\n\nCurrently, JFZ offers five textbooks:\n\n- [Japanese from Zero 1](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998122) ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $28.00 paperback)\n- [Japanese from Zero 2](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998114\u002F) ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $30.00 paperback)\n- [Japanese from Zero 3](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0976998130\u002F) ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $28.00 paperback)\n- [Japanese from Zero 4](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Techniques-Students-Professionals\u002Fdp\u002F0989654508\u002F) ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $28.00 paperback)\n- [Japanese from Zero 5](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJapanese-Zero-Continue-Mastering-Integrated\u002Fdp\u002F0989654559\u002F) ($10.00 on Kindle \u002F $29.00 paperback)\n- [The Japanese from Zero Website](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fromzero.com\u002F) ($13.00 a month \u002F $130 a year)\n\n## Migaku: A flashcard-based course for people who love Japanese media\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-migaku.jpeg\" width=\"1514\" height=\"1056\" alt=\"A screenshot showing some of the content in Mikgaku's Japanese Fundamentals and Japanese Academy courses.\"\u002F>\n\nA fundamental problem shared by every textbook is that they contain the things that somebody else thinks you need to know to learn Japanese, and those things may or may not align with the things you actually need to know based on what's important to you.\n\nThis is problematic because words aren't created or used equally. If you're learning Japanese because you want to read shounen manga, some structures and vocabulary words are going to be much more important to you than someone studying Japanese to read academic articles about robotics. In an ideal world, you'd both take a significantly different route through Japanese.\n\nMigaku, more or less, is our attempt to create that ideal world. We're built around:\n\n1. **Japanese Basics** — You start off by learning the hiragana and katakana (via Migaku Fundamentals), then move on to cover ~1,800 super frequent vocab words and 400 common grammar points (via Migaku Academy) that will be useful no matter what your goals with Japanese are\n2. **Good flashcards** — Our courses are flashcard-based, so as you learn the basics of Japanese, you also learn about what good flashcards look like, why [spaced repetition](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSpaced_repetition) is the key to remembering Japanese words, and where Japanese can fit into your daily routine\n3. **Making the world your textbook** — Upon finishing these basics—or perhaps earlier—you'll begin consuming Japanese content of your own choosing; we'll pick out level-appropriate sentences from that content and let you turn them into flashcards with one click\n\nThis approach ensures that you learn the things that _you_ need to enjoy the books, j-dramas, anime, and content _you_ are interested in, whatever that happens to be.\n\n\u003Cprose-button href=\"\u002Flearn-japanese\" text=\"Learn Japanese with Migaku\">\u003C\u002Fprose-button>\n\n## **Marugoto: A textbook for people in Japan _now_**\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-marugoto.jpeg\" width=\"1680\" height=\"534\" alt=\"A photo of the cover of the Marugoto textbook series.\"\u002F>\n\nMost textbook series are designed for high school or college students taking a semester-long Japanese course. As such, topics focus on student life, there's a sequential progression from chapter to chapter, and the books are written around the assumption that a professor will be explaining things.\n\nMarugoto does things differently in several ways:\n\n- Books are graded according to Europe's [CEFR](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCommon_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages) (A1–C2) framework, not Japan's [JLPT](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJapanese-Language_Proficiency_Test) (N5–N1) framework\n- Each chapter is more or less standalone—you can jump between topics that interest you\n- The books are dialogue based and focus on practical things that will help you navigate daily life in Japan\n- The books are designed for use on the go: you _can_ buy a textbook, but you can also cover the same content on a phone, tablet, or computer\n- The first few levels each feature two textbooks: a Katsudō (_activity_) book which focuses on natural learning via speaking\u002Flistening, and a Rikai (_understanding_) book which focuses on traditional learning via reading\u002Fwriting\n\nThe downside to Marugoto's approach is that the books assume you'll be practicing the content in groups (or in daily life). Several chapters cover things that are important to know if you're living in Japan but may not be so important if you primarily care about consuming Japanese media abroad.\n\nCurrently, Marugoto offers 6 levels:\n\n- Marugoto A1: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-Coursebook-communicative-competences\u002Fdp\u002F4384057539\u002F) ($22.00)| [Activity book](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-Coursebook-communicative-activities\u002Fdp\u002F4384057520\u002F) ($25.00) | [Companion website](https:\u002F\u002Fa1.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F)\n- Marugoto A2 1: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-culture-Elementary\u002Fdp\u002F3875487141\u002F) ($43.00) | [Activity book](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Elementary1-Coursebook-communicative-activities\u002Fdp\u002F4384057547) ($26.00) | [Companion website](https:\u002F\u002Fa2.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F)\n- Marugoto A2 2: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-Beginner-Understanding\u002Fdp\u002F4384057571) ($27.00) | [Activity book](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-Beginner-Activity\u002Fdp\u002F4384057563\u002F) ($23.00 | [Companion website](https:\u002F\u002Fa2-2.marugotoweb.jp\u002Fen\u002F)\n- Marugoto A2\u002FB1: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Pre-Intermediate-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96-coursebook-JF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E6%BA%96%E6%8B%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF\u002Fdp\u002F438405758X) ($24.00)\n- Marugoto B1 1: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Intermediate2-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96-coursebook-JF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E6%BA%96%E6%8B%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF\u002Fdp\u002F4384057601\u002F) ($32.00)\n- Marugoto B1 2: [Textbook](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FMarugoto-Japanese-language-culture-Intermediate\u002Fdp\u002F3875488539) ($34.00)\n- Each book also comes with a variety of [downloadable supplementary materials](https:\u002F\u002Fmarugoto.jpf.go.jp\u002Fen\u002Fdownload\u002F)\n\n## Some honorable mentions\n\nJapanese is a hard language—[we talked about what makes it difficult in another post](\u002Fblog\u002Flanguage-fun\u002Fthe-most-difficult-language)—but it's also unique in that there are _tons_ of unique and useful resources created by and for Japanese learners.\n\nAnalysis paralysis is a thing, so we really wanted to keep this post to five resources... but, since we're already here, here's a few other things that _almost_ made it into the blog post. We won't cover them in as much detail, so if they look interesting to you, please feel free to explore them in further detail.\n\n### Tae Kim, a free Japanese textbook\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-tae-kim.jpeg\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1716\" alt=\"A screenshot of the first chapter of Tae Kim, 'the problem with conventional textbooks'\"\u002F>\n\nIt's hard to complain about Tae Kim: it's 350 pages long, covers dozens of grammar points, and is chock full of practical example sentences. There have even been [some Anki decks](https:\u002F\u002Fankiweb.net\u002Fshared\u002Finfo\u002F911122782) built to complement it.\n\nI found the deck difficult to follow when I tried it because the learning curve is kind of jagged: each new unit dumps a lot of new vocabulary words, so you'll have your work cut out for you keeping up. Nevertheless, if you're just beginning to think about studying Japanese and aren't sure you want to drop money on this whole foreign language thing yet, you can't go wrong with Tae Kim.\n\nYou can check out the textbook [here](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.guidetojapanese.org\u002Fgrammar_guide.pdf).\n\n### Imabi, a free online grammar dictionary\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-imabi.jpeg\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1716\" alt=\"A screenshot of Imabi's first lesson, an introduction to Japanese.\"\u002F>\n\nAs a writer myself, I have major respect for the creator of Imabi. His website is [over 450 pages of textbook-style entries](https:\u002F\u002Fimabi.org\u002F). It starts from hiragana and the basics of pronunciation, covers everything worth covering about grammar, and then finishes with 30 pages of material introducing classical Japanese.\n\nThe website is thorough (perhaps too thorough at times) and doesn't try to sell you anything. It's simply an excellent resource. You probably won't be able to _learn_ Japanese sheerly by following Imabi, but if you ever find yourself struggling with any aspect of Japanese grammar, you can probably find an answer on Imabi.\n\n### Tobira, a textbook for those struggling with the intermediate hurdle\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-japanese-textbooks-tobira.jpeg\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1716\" alt=\"A photograph of the Tobira textbooks, showing their progression\"\u002F>\n\nAt Migaku, we feel strongly that learners should seek to graduate from textbooks as soon as possible. The _real_ learning happens when you use Japanese to consume content you enjoy: to entertain yourself in Japanese, and have learning happen as a happy byproduct of spending hundreds of hours in Japanese.\n\nBut maybe _you_ don't feel that way.\n\nIf you've finished Genki but don't quite feel ready to jump into native content, look into these three resources:\n\n- [QUARTET Intermediate Japanese](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FQUARTET-Intermediate-Japanese-Language-Expression\u002Fdp\u002FB08X9ZY7HR)\n- [An Intermediate Approach to Intermediate Japanese](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FIntegrated-Approach-Int-REV-Akira-McGloin\u002Fdp\u002F4789013081)\n- [Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FJpn-Tobira-Japanese-English-Mayumi-Oka\u002Fdp\u002F4874244475)\n\nQUARTET is the easiest, the next one holds your hand a little less, and Tobira is more of a pre-advanced textbook than an intermediate one. Nevertheless, they're all structured similarly: each chapter contains readings and dialogues, you read them, and then explore the grammar they contain.\n\n### Cure Dolly, grammar lessons for people who hate textbooks\n\n\u003Ccustom-iframe src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FlYvIOi8Q3I8?si=5lgKVRTNvhyaAzQW\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-iframe>\n\n[Cure Dolly](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=pSvH9vH60Ig&list=PLg9uYxuZf8x_A-vcqqyOFZu06WlhnypWj) is a YouTube channel that claims to teach Japanese in a more \"organic\" way than textbooks. There are YouTube videos for a variety of concepts, and they're all narrated by an animated figure that I personally find off-putting.\n\nWhat Cure Dolly does right, though, is point out something important: English linguistics and Japanese linguistics don't always look at things the same way, and some problems get created for learners when we try to force an English perspective onto Japanese.\n\nIf you're frustrated with traditional textbooks, or if there's a grammar point you just can't wrap your head around, check to see if Cure Dolly has a video on it. You just might get a \"fresh\" perspective that helps connect dots you didn't realize you were missing.\n\n### Read Real Japanese, for people who want to read books in Japanese\n\n\u003Ccustom-iframe src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fif4Excj_1ow?si=i2oSabzAnmyv6mSS\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-iframe>\n\nThis series contains two books:\n\n- [Real Real Japanese: Fiction](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FRead-Real-Japanese-Fiction-Contemporary\u002Fdp\u002F1568366175)\n- [Read Real Japanese: Essays](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FRead-Real-Japanese-Essays-Contemporary\u002Fdp\u002F1568364148)\n\nAnd each of them is worth their weight in gold.\n\nBoth of them are laid out in similar fashion:\n\n- You'll see a _real_ Japanese short story or essay, presented in the original\n- Every kanji is shown with [furigana](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFurigana) the first time it appears\n- Every right-side page is Japanese; every left-side page is a loose English gloss of that Japanese: enough to help you out in a pinch, but not enough to understand the story without also reading the Japanese\n- The second half of the book is a running grammar glossary which contains explanations of all the grammar points more advanced than ~the second half of Genki II\n\nIf you want to read things in Japanese, but you're lacking a bit of self confidence, you'll love these books. (And if you love these books, know that Migaku lets you put any reading material into a very similar format).\n\n### JLPT test-prep books\n\n\u003Ccustom-iframe src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F6yRxQB7R99Q?si=at-Kdju-f3KLSAq5\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-iframe>\n\nThere are quite a few book series that aim to help learners prepare for specific levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). While not exactly a _textbook_, these books can fulfill a similar purpose in that they organize grammar points of similar difficulty\u002Frarity and put them in one place.\n\nMy favorites are:\n\n- **[Nihongo Soū Matome](https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fnihongo-so-matome)** — These are organized into weekly lessons and have built-in reviews, so you don't need to do any planning yourself\n- **[Try! JLPT](https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fcollections\u002Ftry-jlpt)** — These are crosses between workbooks and reference books, and give you a relatively structured way to explore grammar points in detail\n- **[Shin Kanzen Master](https:\u002F\u002Fomgjapan.com\u002Fpages\u002Fshin-kanzen-master)** — These are very thorough and have 5 books for each JLPT level (grammar, vocab, kanji, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension); I personally found the grammar books to be a bit too much but appreciated the reading\u002Flistening comprehension ones\n\nI have mixed feelings about these sorts of resources. I loved them, but I think that I loved them because I spent a few years focusing just on just consuming Japanese, and _then_ I went through these sorts of prep books casually, doing whatever I could do in the 10 minutes after returning to my desk from lunch. They helped me consolidate a lot of things that I understood, in theory, but couldn't put my finger on or clearly articulate if pressed.\n\n### Nihongo no Mori\n\n\u003Ccustom-iframe src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F1FdjVHZi9Rk?si=cHpYKf7Sry24OXQA\">\u003C\u002Fcustom-iframe>\n\n[Nihongo no Mori](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=flfi38e0NKk&list=PLl0ZxLaD0xhLge6txBBbdegSLorM6RtSm) is a YouTube channel that covers all of the grammar you need to know to pass the JLPT N3, N2, and N1. The videos are made by college students studying to become Japanese teachers. They're quirky, entirely in Japanese, and helpful.\n\nIf you've tried watching j-dramas or listening to podcasts in the past but found those things to be a bit too difficult, give these a shot. You'll be impressed by how much you can understand. They're personally the first things I binge watched in Japanese—it's a really exciting feeling to realize that you're consuming something in another language, even if the content itself is kind of dry.\n\n## **Conclusion**\n\nPicking the right textbook is the first step to learning Japanese... but it's only the _first_ step. Any of the resources we've listed above contain the basic information you need to get your feet under you in Japanese—and if none of them sound great, you can also cobble a learning path together by yourself.\n\nWhatever you end up choosing, remember these two things:\n\n1. Most any textbook will probably be OK—just be consistent and get through it\n2. 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