English links nouns two different ways — “Taro’s car” and “the color of the sky.” Japanese has one link, の, and it reads owner-first: AのB = “B of A.” 私の本 (my book), 日本の車 (a Japanese car), 空の色 (the color of the sky). Owner, then の, then the thing owned.
Today's words
本
book; volume
今日
today; this day
彼女
she; her
買う
to buy; to purchase
作る
to make; to produce
持つ
to hold (in one's hand); to take
どうして
how; in what way
話す
to talk; to speak
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
本
今
日
彼
女
買
作
持
See it in real sentences
私の負けだ。
I give in.
君の身から出た錆だ。
You have no one but yourself to blame.
まだ宵の口だ。
The night is still young.
まったく君の言うとおりだ。
You are quite right.
だいたい君の言うとおりだ。
You're about right.
息の長い仕事になりそうだ。
This is going to require a long steady effort.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
to enter
入る
1d ago
last (i.e. immediately preceding)
前
1d ago
to stand (up)
立つ
3d ago
then
では
3d ago
what
何
7d ago
to think
思う
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “to buy”?
Which word means “to make”?
Which word means “how”?
Which word means “book”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I give in.”
私の負けだ。
Say: “You have no one but yourself to blame.”
君の身から出た錆だ。
👀 Today’s input · ~10 min — where fluency actually comes from
Read your first real books
You can read kana now — so read. Open a Level 0 Tadoku graded reader: picture books made for absolute beginners, almost all kana. Sound each page out loud and don’t stop to look up every word; getting the gist is the goal.