Learn the most common Japanese location words - the equivalents of English prepositions such as in, on, under and behind - and how to use them with particles to describe where people and things are.

Following on from Question Words - 1, learn how to ask 'which', 'where', 'who', 'whose', 'how many', 'how much', 'how old' and 'what time'.

どちら, どれ or どの? Learn the differences between them, then play some games to check your understanding.

Building on our daily routine lessons, read a long dialogue in which a student about to start living with a Japanese family asks about the family's routine - with the option to test your listening skills too.

Learn the vocabulary, etiquette and signs you need for a relaxing (and respectful!) visit to a Japanese hot spring.

The first in a new series on Japanese in the workplace. You probably know many of these greetings already from other contexts - but some are used quite differently with coworkers and in a professional setting.

Explore how kanji readings shift from kun-yomi to on-yomi in compound words, then play some games to strengthen your knowledge of kanji readings.

Encountering unknown words and making slips of the tongue is a natural part of speaking Japanese. Learn the phrases you need to ask what something means, check your words, and correct yourself smoothly.

One of the fastest ways to improve your Japanese is to ask questions. Learn practical phrases for checking whether your Japanese sounds natural, and asking how a Japanese person would say something.

Learn how to find natural, context-appropriate phrases for specific social situations, then read or listen to two dialogues about using language naturally.

Follow Gorobe's unexpected encounter with a mysterious river creature in this classic piece of Japanese folklore, then practice your listening skills with a video extract and quiz.

Learn about one of Japan's most beloved summer traditions - its history and cultural origins, and how the game is played in real life.

Japanese proverbs use colorful imagery from nature, history and culture to express timeless moral lessons. Discover some of the best known, and see how they compare to familiar English expressions.

Find out about 推し活, the fan culture that has grown from a niche subculture into a significant part of everyday conversation and consumer spending in Japan.

In this follow-up to the oshikatsu lesson, watch a news segment with authentic, unscripted street interviews, and discover how retailers are responding to fans - including the famous 痛バ.

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We're adding Topic Lessons to Kanshudo regularly, as we think they're a great way to learn Japanese appropriate for specific situations. Focusing on material related to a topic often helps your mind make associations faster, which helps you learn the material more effectively. We're adding Topic Lessons suitable for all mastery levels - see the table below for a summary of what we have today. All of Kanshudo's Topic Lessons can be found simply by searching for keywords in Quick Search, for example:

If you'd like to see new Topic Lessons on a topic of interest to you, please let us know!

Here's what we have today: