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Japanese Computer Vocabulary – Useful words to know

Are you looking for Japanese Computer Related Vocabulary? In this blog, we  will share 4 illustrated guides including 40 useful words for you to use to describe the features on your computer! Japanese Computer Vocabulary Lists Japanese – Pronunciation – English アイコン – Aikon – Icon アドレス – Adoresu – E-mail Address アプリケーション – Apurike-shon […]

Meet a Coto Online Teacher: Mika Sensei

  This week we sat down with Mika-sensei to ask her about her teaching style for our Coto Online Japanese Lessons Please tell us about yourself and your teaching style Hello my name is Mika. I have been teaching Japanese for 5 years and I am currently living in France. During lessons, I try my […]

Japanese Surnames: Meanings & History with Illustrations

Did you know that not until the Meiji era (1868 – 1912), Japanese surnames did not exist to ordinary men and women? Today, Japan has a shockingly high number of 100,000 surnames in total! During the Meiji era, the government required all citizens by law to register under a surname. While many decided to choose […]

U-verb ー Verb Conjugation List with illustrations Part 1

Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana In Japanese, what are U-verbs? Are they the same as Ru-verbs? In this blog, we will be talking about the difference between Japanese U and Ru verbs.  As well as their different forms. We will be releasing more similar articles over the coming weeks! […]

Japanese Writing: Best way to improve your writing in 2023

Do you want to learn to type written Japanese? Are you looking for apps – websites and other tools that will improve your Japanese writing composition skill?  You may never have the time to master the handwriting of each individual kanji – but thanks to computer input methods – you are now able to compose writing […]