Japanese Lesson

NHK's Japanese Lesson is broadcast in 17 languages. Select your language

"Japan, My Love"

For people who want to learn beginning Japanese, we've prepare 100 important phrases with helpful audio & visual aids.

"Fun With Japanese"

There are a variety of unique expressions and onomatopoeia used here. We also introduce phrases related with the four seasons in Japan.

This week’s lessons

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Useful tools to improve your Japanese

Here, there are all sorts of questions asked by Japanese learners.

What are the 7 benefits of learning Japanese with NHK WORLD?