NOUN · A VERY IMPORTANT ONE
ごみ
ゴミ
gomi
MEANING
garbage; trash
私の部屋はゴミだらけです。
My room is full of garbage.
“An autobiography in one sentence.”SENSEI’S TAKE
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Real Japanese. Questionable examples. A sensei who keeps every word you forgot in a small bin.
JLPT practice · Flashcards · Stories · Daily anime phrases
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YOUR FIRST LESSON本日のゴミ
ごみゴミ
gomi · garbage, trash
Three cards. Go.
No timer. No disappointed owl. Knew it, or bin it.
A classroom that fits in one thumb.
- 毎日
Daily cards
Hear a word, swipe it. Plan a week of themed cards, five to thirty a day.
- 箱
The gomi bin
Every miss lands in the bin. Get it right again and it leaves.
- 読む
Stories
Short stories at your level. Tap any word for its reading and meaning.
- 漢字
Kanji
Watch the stroke order, then write it yourself. Every stroke is checked.
- 遊ぶ
Games
Card Matching against the clock, and a speaking game where you shout anime lines.
- 試験
Practice exams
Timed papers built like the real JLPT, with every answer explained.
Start at hiragana. Regret it at N0.
あ
Pure beginner
Hiragana and katakana first. Words can wait until you can sound them out.
N5Survival gomi
Enough words to order food and then apologise for it.
N4Confident nonsense
You can now be wrong in complete sentences.
N3The wall
Where most learners quietly stop. Your bin gets crowded.
N2Business gomi
Vocabulary for emails you will never send.
N1Ceremonial suffering
Words even Sensei looks up. He denies this.
N0LOCKEDゴミ神 · GOMI KAMI
Useless Anime Japanese
If you can use one of these in daily conversation, you’re an anime character. Locked for now. Sensei kept the key.
Class is in session.
Go learn something useless.
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