how i study japanese (self-study by myself) + my tips & best resources for beginners | my guide

Please turn on subtitles (music gets pretty loud in some areas)! Read more for all mentioned resources. Please watch in HD for the best quality!
This video is a bit different from my previous videos, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. I will show you guys how I study Japanese by myself, my Japanese study tips, and all of my favorite resources. I am still a beginner, so please excuse the mistakes in my Japanese.

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T i m e s t a m p s:
Intro: 00:00
Tip 1: 00:33
Tip 2: 03:08
Tip 3: 04:09
Tip 4: 05:45
Tip 5: 08:55
Outro: 09:46

Resources mentioned:
Books:
- Genki series (textbook and workbook)
- Yotsuba&! よつばと！(manga)
Apps and websites (in order):
- ToFuGu
- Write It! Japanese
- Anki (not shown in the video)
- Quizlet
- Jisho
- itaki
- HelloTalk
- JapanesePod101
YouTube Channels Included in the Video:
- JapanesePod101: @JapanesePod101
- jazmine layah: @jazminelayah9302
- KemushiChan: @kemushichan
- Life of Mori: @LifeofMori
- みゅうmyuuu: @myuuu333
- Onomappu: @Onomappu

Thank you to all of these YouTube channels above! I love all of you so much, and you all have really inspired me throughout my journey of studying Japanese.
To @LifeofMori , I know that you mentioned in one of your videos that you didn't intend for your channel to be a study channel, but you still motivated me greatly with your videos about life in Japan! Thank you モリさん! The same goes for @myuuu333 .

C o n t a c t / S o c i a l s:
Instagram (handle): @trulyjiaaa

M u s i c (I do not own any of the music in this video and all credits go to the rightful owners):
Pair Piano - @PairPiano

E q u i p m e n t + S o f t w a r e:
Filming: iPhone XR
Editing: VN Video Editor + VLLO, Procreate for handwritten text
Thumbnails: Canva

T a g s:
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[trulyjia]

Please turn on subtitles (the music gets a bit loud in some areas), and check out the description for a list of all resources mentioned in the video!
Ahh! I seriously agonized over whether or not to publish this video for months because I didn't know if it would be weird to suddenly have such a chatty video when all of my previous videos were no-talking. Nontheless, I hope you enjoyed the video! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა

[zukii.x_x]

Don’t stress yourself too much with kanji! Even most native speakers don’t remember much kanji that they won’t need in their everyday life.

[humairakahhar]

This is actually ALL my steps learning Japanese too! Believe us guyss, it workssss!

[emilianobongiovanni]

This is how i started to learn japanese, and after some months studyng i already passed the N5 exam and studying for the N4, with concistency and effort you can do it !!! :).

[hannahtravis]

Such a useful video with lots of great resources and tips! Thank you so much for including closed captions, I'm hard of hearing and rely on them greatly, so thank you! 💖

[cloudyvero]

The moment you pulled out Weathering With You and Fruits Basket I was like “this is my kind of girl!” My two faves!

[Mixedtrini]

This is very inspiring. I’m somewhat a intermediate japanese learner ( been studying off and on for about 5 years 😅) . I’m more comfortable learning with mina no nihongo series because I love the challenge. Great video and give your best with your studies, I believe in you!

[blacknova]

yes the background music is very calming Miyazaki knows the vibes ❤️

[Minicooper_forpresident]

Your handwriting in Japanese looks so clean and pretty!

[MizukiMeido]

Thank you so much for your video!
I'm on the other side, in meaning I teach Japanese and I hope you know that videos like this helps people like me to know how to become better ourselves!
Keep up the great work!!!

[brandyypine]

Such a pretty video honey, voice over quality great!

[stvrgaezing]

your tips are really helpful! i think we live in really good times to learn languages since we have an acess to various resources on the internet and are able to surround ourselves with lots of content in certain language we're learning:)
i also want to say that your handwriting (both in japanese and english) is really cute and neat, i love it!! would you mind telling me what pen did you use to make your notes? it seems really smooth

[misa]

You inspire me to study japanese again <3 I found a japanese friend online and I want to understand them well but I can't seem to go back to studying because I have to revise everything TT but thanks to you I think I can do it now.

[ThenameBiswajit]

I have completed learning hiragana and katakana and i am practicing them daily and also i have ordered genki books they will arrive soon. I excited about the books😊

[Ayukiiiiii]

Your voice is so calming and soothing 🙊
Though I don't really know what you're talking about =~=
But it's fine cuz I actually like to watch videos where people are learning things I haven't or didn't learned :]

[NefliteArts]

Fruits Basket is awesome <3
Thanks for these tipps :) I'm just starting out haha

[CufNs]

If all your other videos are like this I'd watch! 100%, your voice is soft and soothing!!!

[nikkiej.]

I learned Japanese a few years ago and I would like to start learning again. It was fun when I was learning it.

[axuu]

こんいちわ!

I want to say "thank you" for this video! I had some problems with Japanese (I have already learned Katakana and Hiragana, and I don't really know what to do next), and it's now really hard for me to keep going, but because of the videos like that I'm still quite motivated (though confused 😅).

Keep it up!

[AncaBenca]

Hi, I would love to add something to the kanji study. Brute memorization will burn you out and you may forget them pretty soon, because of their sheer number. I would recommend Remember the Kanji (it also has awesome Anki deck: All in One Kanji Deck (Heisig's RTK Order, 6th edition)), Kanji Koohii and/or WaniKani. It is based on method, where you depict individual kanji into smaller parts (primitives) and make stories out of them. Even though it took me over one year to finish the book, I found it fun and rewarding. 😊