What Is Five Minute Japanese?

Five Minute Japanese is a place to learn Japanese with ease and steady progress, from beginner to intermediate.

From zero to everyday conversation, and from there to more advanced levels—you’ll build practical Japanese step by step in small, focused lessons.

Sometimes you’ll study with clear structure, and other times you’ll learn like a child—immersed, imitating, and making the language your own.

That’s the learning style of Five Minute Japanese.

• Starting from zero?

  The Jump Start Course gives you the essentials—patterns, vocabulary, and verb conjugations—so you can move toward everyday conversation right away.

• Want more natural Japanese as a beginner?

  5-Minute Videos provide short clips with real, easy-to-follow Japanese. They help you listen, grasp meaning, and absorb the language naturally.

• Stuck at intermediate?

  5-Minute Podcast offers advanced expressions and authentic Japanese. By listening, taking in, and trying it out, you’ll break through the “intermediate wall.”

• Want to refine your grammar?

  Practical Grammar focuses on tricky points that are easy to recognize but hard to use, turning them into forms you can actually apply in conversation.