日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 5

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日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 4
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IJ isn't exactly a good book, and half of it is basically repetition of what you've already learned in Genki 2. There really aren't a lot of good choices on the intermediate level, so you need to find a new focus for your study after getting through Genki.

You could, for instance, use the A Dictionary of Japanese Grammar books as a reference for new grammar points, and work on vocabulary using Anki and the core 2k deck, while doing RTK or <your_favorite_kanji_study_method> and hopefully using Anki for that as well (does your "kanji look and learn" course overlap Genki's own set of kanji?).

In addition to the above it's pretty smart to start consuming a variety of native media to speed up things. Right after finishing Genki, books are too much of a hassle to be any fun, but manga are great because you get visual clues along with the sentences. Watch TV dramas, variety shows and news for listening practice. The latter two will also expose you to a lot of kanji, so they might be helpful for reading as well.

The easy way out is to just set focus toward JLPT N3 and go through study material made for that, but it's a lot less fun.

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