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Why did you decide to start learning Japanese, and why have you continued learning it?

日本語を学び始めようと思った理由は何ですか?また、続けている理由は?

にほんごをまなびはじめようともったりゆうはなんですか?また、つづけているりゆうは?

Nihonngo wo manabi hajimeyou to omotta riyuu ha nanndesuka? Mata, tsuduketeiru riyuu ha?

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Jul 16, 2025, 4:17 PM

coolguyarik

日本への憧れと「日本語話せたら面白そうかな」と思って始めたんだけど、日本で家族を築きたくなって、日本国籍を取得するのを目指しています

Jul 16, 2025, 4:08 PM

thisiseight

日本語を学ぶ理由は、家族と話すことだ

Jul 16, 2025, 9:53 AM

guarana1230

日本の学校に通っているから 日本語からは逃げられない(?)

Jul 16, 2025, 7:28 AM

shutaro10_20

I’m a native Japanese speaker.

Jul 16, 2025, 5:58 AM

111_smokey_111

Well i am planning on living there in the future so yeah I'll probably need some basic japanese

Jul 16, 2025, 5:26 AM

baker_boy

スームズでてりやきバーガーセット購入したい

Jul 16, 2025, 12:53 AM

dwoo_0312

As a guy who has traveled to Japan more than anywhere else since elementary school and has been enjoying Japanese media since junior high, I wanna connect to the Japanese culture further by learning Japanese. Also, it feels rewarding to communicate with locals (despite my poor listening skills).

Jul 16, 2025, 12:23 AM

hoshimi.ka

Because i am half Japanese but raised in Mexico and I feel bad for not being able to properly communicate with most of my family at my grown age😭

Jul 15, 2025, 11:39 PM

wolfy_813

cus I live in japan

Jul 15, 2025, 11:30 PM

lockbart

I wanted to learn a new language and Japanese was the winner. Points in favour of Japanese: Completely different way of thinking. Interesting stories (books, light novels, manga ...) Exciting writing system (lots of alphabets, no spaces) A friend wanted to learn Japanese. (unfortunately he decided against it) Today it's more meditative learning, with the hope that I'll figure it out one day and I don't like to give up.

Jul 15, 2025, 11:03 PM

jifeng3177

'cos I am Japanese and I live in a Japanese environment and my first language is Japanese

Jul 15, 2025, 11:03 PM

s1mply.raven

I wanted to learn Japanese to make connections with more people and to make enjoying Japanese media easier. I’ve continued to learn for those reasons, it motivates me to keep going

Jul 15, 2025, 11:02 PM

kazvm1_

なんとなく

Jul 15, 2025, 11:01 PM

rannisc0nsort

about 6 years ago when i wanted to start learning, about a month ago is when i started

Nov 2, 2024, 4:28 PM

narwallcanart

planning on living there when I finish uni because im going to get forced to marry a man 🗣️ 🗣️

Nov 2, 2024, 3:18 PM

hitmehardermakemestrong

Because I want to visit Japan, work too maybe and they're not good with English

Nov 2, 2024, 2:28 AM

coolguyarik

始めたの理由は、子供の頃からずっと日本のことが大好きだったから日本語も気になりました。まだ続けてる理由は、日本で家庭を築きたくなってきたから、試練として日本語を学んでいます。僕の夢のために、誰かに幸せと安心をさせるように、今この僕の全てをあげれなければ日本での生活に値しません

Nov 2, 2024, 1:57 AM

linkyourlocalgod

I was in a better headspace for a while and when it went back to shit I stopped

Nov 2, 2024, 1:19 AM

teacupthug

My aunt + I'd be down to visit Japan sometime

Nov 1, 2024, 11:25 PM

fedor.v.emelianenko

https://tenor.com/view/high-kick-karate-karateka-slam-kumite-gif-22593583

Nov 1, 2024, 11:22 PM

willafly

I liked how the kana (or "letters" as I called them at the time) looked 😭

Nov 1, 2024, 11:15 PM

afkrobot

I remember when I was 13 and a friend of mine asked me "Do you watch anime?" and I didn't know what she was talking about. Never really bothered with anime. I watched some on TV when I was a kid, but that was all it was to me, childhood shows. At some point I started playing "osu!", when the game hadn't been around long still. I loved the idea of a fast precision game like that and learned to love rythm games through it. A lot of the music was Japanese and I found that some of the animes I watched as a kid continued being made. I started watching anime then. I never realized how different our cultures were before, it was quite fascinating. From then on I was hooked, slowly sliding into the language more and more. I've just been slacking for years, but I am learning, slowly.

Nov 1, 2024, 11:05 PM

jad_99

Because I got very into the culture back in high school. and what keeps me going is the people I have met from japan that have been very sweet to me

Nov 1, 2024, 11:05 PM

not_neutral

I started learning it to torture myself