Japanese Language Learning

The world has opened again, which means you can now finally take that trip to Japan, the country you’ve wanted to visit for so long... But what if you get there and sound like a complete foreigner? What if you start speaking to a local but get tongue-tied finding the right words to say? Sounds like a nightmare, right? It doesn't have to be that way... Here's the deal: We created this Japanese-speaking crash course dedicated to making you conversational in 30 days or less – without spending months on a random language app that you'd mentally force yourself to use.

日本語学習者の熟達度を測るための「日本語能力試験（the Japanese Language Proficiency Test）」の合格には、大量の語彙習得が必要不可欠。

『声に出して読みたい日本語』は朗読テキストとして、いまや万人の座右の書となった。第4巻では、村上春樹、井上陽水などの現代の名文まで新しく採用し、日本語の無限の可能性、多彩な言葉の探究を試みた。またユーモアのある言葉を多く採り入れたことも特徴のひとつである。日本語の豊かな広がりを存分に味わってほしい。

シリーズ累計260万部突破、日本語・朗読ブームを作った国民的ベストセラーのオーディオブック！ 日本語の世界の豊かさ、奥深さを伝えてきた『声に出して読みたい日本語』シリーズ。第5巻では「心の琴線にふれる言葉」というテーマを掲げ、私たちの心に響く言葉を集めてみた。心を鳴らし、心を耕してくれる言葉―琴がかき鳴らす調べのように、そこから生まれる響き合う和音は、心を豊かにしてくれる。日本語が奏でる心豊かな旋律を味わってほしい。

前作の好評に応えて編まれた第二作のオーディオブック。歌舞伎(「問われて名乗るもおこがましいが」)、落語(時そば)、短歌(斎藤茂吉)、近代詩(故郷は遠きにありて思ふもの)など、ありとあらゆる領域から選んだ音読用ことばの傑作選。著者は身体論からのアプローチで、音読教育の価値を強く訴え、昔からの「素読」「暗誦」がいかに重要かを説く。各項の解説で、言葉の意味や背景を簡潔に面白く説明。

シリーズ累計260万部突破、日本語・朗読ブームを作った国民的ベストセラーのオーディオブック！ かつて暗誦することは言語感覚を養い、心と身体を鍛える訓練法の一つだった。 忘れられつつある伝統的暗誦文化の復活を説く簡便で洒落た文章集成。

「今日は私におごらせてください」「お見それしました」
→目上の人に使うと失礼なのはなぜ?
「すみません」「申し開きもできません」
→反省の気持ちがより伝わるのは?
「私淑する」「薫陶を受ける」
→直接指導を受けた相手を言うのは?

大人として身につけておきたい教養のひとつ、「語彙力」。
“語彙力のある人”や、“話していて知性を感じる人”は、適切な文脈で豊富な言葉を使いこなします。語源やニュアンスといった言葉の背景を理解したうえで、年齢や立場にあわせて、言葉を磨いているのです。

そこで本書では、言葉の意味だけでなく、「使用シーン」「成り立ち」「強さ、重み」「ニュアンス」といった基本知識に加え、知性あふれる言葉を日常で使いこなすための解説をつけました。

言葉の引き出しが少なくて、思っていることが伝わらない…
幼い言葉を使っているせいで、バカっぽく見られている?

そんな思いが少しでもよぎったら、是非、本書を読んでみてください。
普段の会話はもちろん、仕事でのやりとり、メールや手紙、お詫びするときなど、あらゆる場面で使える厳選200語が身につきます。

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

300 essential words and phrases, the 100 most common verbs. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.