Kanapow!!

S1 reel · 18s

“You'll read this Japanese word by the end of this video.”

You already read Japanese. You just didn't know it yet. 🍙 What word should I break down next?

#learnjapanese #hiragana #japanesefortravel #langtok #日本語

S2 reel · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

Day N of: can you read it? Score yourself in the comments 🍙

#hiragana #canyoureadit #learnjapanese #japanesewords

S2 ep.2 reel みず · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

mi·zu — water 💧

S2 ep.3 reel やま · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

ya·ma — mountain 🗻

S2 LEVEL-UP reel きょう · 12s

“Can you read it? LEVEL UP edition.”

kyo·u — the small ょ changes everything

ep.1 ねこ · countdown

ep.1 ねこ · reveal

ね·ko — cat 🐈

ep.2 みず · countdown

ep.2 みず · reveal

mi·zu — water 💧

ep.3 やま · countdown

ep.3 やま · reveal

ya·ma — mountain 🗻

LEVEL UP きょう · countdown

LEVEL UP きょう · reveal

kyo·u — the digraph episode: きょ is ONE beat

S1 · hook card すし

S1 · mora split す/し

S1 · POW victory

S3 · とうきょう 4-beat · 8s

“Watch this word break apart.”

to·u·KYO·u — Tokyo was 4 sounds the whole time.

oni-sensei · 6s

“my app's mascot would like a word.”

today's lesson from a rice ball with authority issues 🍙

oni-training · 6s

“day N of kana reps.”

the grind is real (he's been at it for 4 minutes)

oni-sleep · 8s · loopable

“after 46 characters, rest.”

ん is the last one anyway 😴

S7 · flight · 8s

“POV: 11 hours to Tokyo. Enough time to learn to read.”

The flight is the study session ✈️

#japantravel #pov #learnjapanese #hiragana #sfotonrt

S8 · lo-fi study · 8s

“day 3 of learning hiragana before my Japan trip”

あ い う down. 43 to go 🌧️

#studytok #studywithme #hiragana

S9 · neon city · 8s

“POV: one sign in the noise suddenly makes sense.”

The city stops being wallpaper the day you learn kana 🍜

S10 · izakaya · 6s

“POV: you order by reading it. First try.”

No pointing at pictures tonight 🍢

S11 · shinkansen · 8s

“POV: day 2. Studying between Tokyo and Kyoto.”

S12 · konbini · 6s

“POV: you know which onigiri is which now.”

さけ or うめ — no more mystery onigiri

S13 · vending · 6s

“POV: you'll never accidentally buy a cold coffee in winter again.”

あたたかい = hot · つめたい = cold

S14 · onsen · 8s

“POV: one character on a curtain. You know there's a bath behind it.”

ゆ. That's it. That's the sign.

S15 · matsuri · 6s

“POV: you can read what's sizzling.”

S16 · arrival · 8s

“POV: the airport says ようこそ and you can read it.”

S17 · morning study · 8s

“day 5: morning kana before coffee gets cold”

S18 · とまれ · 8s

“POV: the road is talking to you.”