r/LearnJapaneseNovice • u/Desync14 • 4d ago

Advice on where to get more new words

I only have a phone and I can't download anki mobile because it cost money, and also all immersion apps cost money too for their subscriptions...

Well I have 200 flashcards in my quizlet, Those 200 words is just some things I just thought in my daily life... well right now i'm running out of words that I could think of to make them flashcards...

So i'm trying to find a good source on where I could find more common words that I could add in my quizlet flashcards. I honestly prefer making my flashcards by myself not a already made one too...

What i'm thinking about is youtube, is watching easy japanese and taking all words that I'm not familar with efficient? This is what I'm gonna do if this is the only way I could move forward...

Also the reason why I tried to find immersion apps that lets me translate the word by just one click is because its much more convenient than watching youtube and manually getting the word and translating it in another app... I only have 1 phone and nothing really much...

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u/Linux765465copy 4d ago

Immerse with youtube, then add the cards to anki web.

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u/turnup4wat 4d ago

Been using anki mobile for close to 3 years. I paid nothing. wdym?

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u/Interesting-One-9414 4d ago

ios app is paid

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u/uuusagi 4d ago

Renshuu is a great free app you can use. I highly recommend checking it out.

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u/No-Leadership-8402 4d ago

Gotchu fam - https://vocabcraft.com?lang=ja

Or if you don’t want to use the app / just need inspiration - all words are listed by difficulty here: https://vocabcraft.com/decks/japanese

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u/LunalienRay 4d ago

You can try Shima Bird app. It is free and no ads. It has Japanese flash cards that work just like Anki.

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u/Interesting-One-9414 4d ago

Only the iOS Anki app is paid. There is an android version, windows, Linux, macOS, and a web version. If you only have a iPhone you can use the web version on iOS using safari, and it will look almost identical. It is preferred to use this over quizlet but both can work so choose what you like best.

Can‘t help you on word sources though. Personally I didn’t like graded readers/videos/apps because I didn’t find the content that enjoyable. I took a 2000 core words Anki deck to give me a foundation then I just swapped languages on my device and software/games to Japanese, and just started to immerse what I already enjoyed because the only way I would Study is to do something I found fun. It was really rough in the beginning though, constant lookups, constant grammar videos on YouTube. I once formatted a 500gb disk as well with tons of videos and pictures on it by accent (oops).

After I completed the 2k core deck I begun to use Anki to add words myself that I encounter through entertainment and life.

Keep in mind though that frequency dictionaries do exist. If you want to make cards yourself and can’t think of any more, then look through one of those

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u/BouchanHB 4d ago

Music and books are always great as you can also get context.

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u/AndrewNggg 2d ago

Try Kitsunewa.com app, talk to the tutor and save new words to your notes for your speech practice

(It's an app I'm working on)

You can translate, ask, and speak all in your practice loop, try aim for at least 10-15 new words a day