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If you have some questions or want to share some feedback about your course, there’s a good chance a fellow learner has had the same idea! You can take a look at some of the latest posts to see if your question has already been answered, or share your thoughts with the Rocket Japanese teachers and learners by posting a new conversation.- Brand New Rocket Japanese Level 3 Audio Lessons! Hello Rocket Japanese learners! We’ve got some exciting news to share! Since releasing the new Rocket Japanese Level 2 Audio Lessons, our team has been working nonstop behind the scenes… and today, we’re thrilled to announce 30 brand-new Rocket Japane...4 replies • Last post by Bird-lover • May 30, 2026
- Recommendation for how to best proceed with the course Hi all, Super excited to be here. Firstly, I can admit that I bought this course maybe 2-3 years ago and barerly touched it because well, motivation…However, some friends nudged me to do Duolingo and I've been doing it for around 650 days with a bare mi...7 replies • Last post by ArneU • Jun 8, 2026
- Romaji in audio lesson texts Hi, I've just started the Japanese course, but I do have some prior knowledge. Both through the first Genki book (though I've been slacking there) and the owl app. (In fact, the constant “AI” push in the owl app and its CEO talking about doubling dow...4 replies • Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages • Mar 1, 2026
- No Speech Detected ... I've been having this problem a few times now, but never as bad as in the Numbers Lesson. The Android App records and I can replay what I said but the text recognition only shows “No speech detected, check your mic settings or our FAQs” In other lessons...3 replies • Last post by ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀bobibobsbobbity❀࿐ • Feb 7, 2026
- A shared push to all members Hi all and Rocket Team. I wondered if an email could be sent to all japanese lesson members that they should try to look at the forum or a notification of sorts. The Network Effect is strong when it comes to forums and it appears to be that the volume of...2 replies • Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages • Jan 22, 2026
- Lesson Video Transcript Can you make the transcripts in Japanese text form and not romanji please2 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Nov 7, 2025
- Brand New Rocket Japanese Level 2 Audio Lessons! Hi Rocket Japanese Learners! We've updated the Interactive Audio Course for Rocket Japanese Level 2! You'll see a "NEW" label next to these updated lessons. These lessons contain updated explanations, more useful conversations, and brand new Japanese vo...5 replies • Last post by DrMcCoy • Sep 15, 2025
- NEW Rocket Japanese Level 1 Audio Lessons Hi Everyone! We've updated the Interactive Audio Course for Rocket Japanese Level 1! You'll see a "NEW" label next to these lessons. You'll notice that the conversations are similar, but this update provides you with clearer explanations, a whole hos...17 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Aug 27, 2025
- Annoying beep How do you turn off the annoying pronunciation checker beeps? 🤪 Why are they there? Ugh!2 replies • Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages • Jul 27, 2025
- Is there a way to change the kana composition section so that they are not grouped into words? I want to learn each separate kana, but in the kana composition section, all of the kana are grouped into words so that I can get it right just by length of each word alone or by only knowing two or three kana in each word. Is there an option to split it...2 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Jan 5, 2025
- Rōmaji written when reviewing failed flashcards When done with the flashcard sections of a chapter, there is the possibility to review the flashcards one failed. So far so good. However, there is no possibility to remove the rōmaji in the reviewing section. Even if the “rōmaji” option is deactivated...2 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Jun 2, 2024
- Kanji I have just started Japanese and I am doing fine, except the Composing Kana and Kanji parts. How am I to know how to construct written sentence in lesson 1.1? What am I missing? Thanks, Eric4 replies • Last post by Erok2020 • Mar 19, 2024
- Better practice for learning Kanji? I'm just getting started here, but think it's quite odd that the “Composition” practice for Kanji is a random throwing-at-you of words in Kanji with no foundational build up (1-10, etc.) OR practice actually writing Kanji. I've had some exposure in the p...3 replies • Last post by FuruiGaijin • Mar 12, 2024
- Trying to drag and drop character and word blocks in to a sentence. Whew, I managed to finish Module 1 - 1.1 Basic Introductions but was a little frustrated by the Extra: Composing (Kanji) section because however hard I tried, some of those characters just would not go to the place in the sentence where I wanted them to ...2 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Feb 26, 2024
- Level 1 INTRO tests (one part asks to choose the correct writing in Japanese!) confused Hello all, I just started learning here but I was discouraged when right at the first lesson..in the tests, I had to choose the correct writing in Japanese for some expressions. I am just a beginner, are we supposed to know how to write in japanese bef...3 replies • Last post by ClaudiaR27 • Feb 1, 2024
- going back to the beginning of the course for review I want to review the first lesson, but am not able to scroll back. Can i just begin this course again? Arrigato Joan5 replies • Last post by Tony-S10 • Jan 10, 2024
- Writings lesson I would like to have pdf or equivalent of the lessons. Does it exist ? Michel5 replies • Last post by Maxie • Dec 11, 2023
- Voice recognition and Kanji It has happened a few times during my Japanese lessons when I have been asked to test my pronunciation with my microphone. (Example, Play It! Hear It!Say It! Extra Vocabulary!) I've attempted to pronounce the word(s) correctly however I receive an error...13 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Jul 31, 2023
- Kanji is too small Please consider making the kanji in the Sort It section larger, it's really too small.4 replies • Last post by Tom3072 • Jul 17, 2023
- kanji writing tool where is the kanji writing tool? I would like to use it, but all I see is videos showing how to write3 replies • Last post by Gary K • May 18, 2023
- Studying time? Hello, I have been doing this course for a couple months but found my motivation too inconsistent and burning out was happening wayyy too often. It's come to my attention that perhaps an all or nothing approach was definitely the root of the issue. S...2 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Apr 11, 2023
- Lesson 9.4 - Disappointing Translation I realize that translation is not an exact science, but I was REALLY disappointed by the following: In lesson 9.4: サイズが嘘みたいにぴったりだわ！ サイズ が うそ みたい に ぴったり だ わ！ is translated as: The clothes fit me like a glove. Thank goodness you started addi...2 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Feb 22, 2023
- Just paid but my app still says trial time has expired I'd downloaded the app on my iPhone for a trial period and then Made a purchase. Now I can only seem to access the content is through the purchase confirmation email and not the app. The app indicates that my trial period has ended. Should I try to rel...2 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Jan 19, 2023
- Are most of the people who do this course Japanese? Are most of the people who do this course Japanese?2 replies • Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages • Oct 19, 2022
- How many people do this course? How many people do this course? Are their a lot? Are their not many?3 replies • Last post by HarlieMonkey13 • Oct 19, 2022
- Voice Recognition Score on PC When I record my voice, is it supposed to be getting scored? Its nice to hear me say it, but if it could let us know how it is, it would be nice.2 replies • Last post by marieg-rocket languages • Jul 26, 2022
- Lesson 3.7 Recording/Transcription Problem I use Chrome and Android to complete lessons. Every now and then, I'm having difficulty with the recording grades. I'll say something correctly, but the recording will be transcribed/evaluated incorrectly, like with kanji instead of numbers (一 vs 1) or h...2 replies • Last post by marieg-rocket languages • Apr 13, 2022
- Introducing the new Rocket Japanese "Play the Part" series! Hi Everyone, We've been hard at work at Rocket Japanese creating a brand new series for our Japanese learners… Introducing our latest conversational series: Rocket Japanese Play the Part! The Play the Part lessons are designed to help you prepare fo...2 replies • Last post by EarleyGrave • Mar 29, 2022
- "Stress Accent" in Module 1.4: Pronouncing Japanese In the first Language & Culture Lesson, Japanese is introduced as having a “stress accent”. If I'm not mistaken, a stress accent is what English has… where the length/loudness of a syllable changes. Wouldn't it be better called a “pitch accent”, which is...3 replies • Last post by EarleyGrave • Mar 4, 2022
- Voice Recognition Bug: いち (Module 1, Unit 1.0) In Module 1, Unit 1.0, all instances of the Japanese speaker saying 一「いち」(one) sound like “ich”, and I understand it's acceptable to drop the trailing い, but the voice recognition is not so forgiving and requires it. People can be failed on this without ...3 replies • Last post by EarleyGrave • Feb 8, 2022
- Rocket Japanese - Updated Level 1 Writing & Survival Kit Lessons Hi Everyone! We have updated the Writing lessons and Survival Kit lessons to match JLPT N5 standards. This means your Writing lessons now cover hiragana, katakana and N5 level kanji. For kanji lessons, you will now find a new tool to practice your s...6 replies • Last post by ClaudiaR27 • Sep 30, 2021
- Rocket Japanese - Updated Level 3 Lessons Hi Everyone! We've updated the Rocket Japanese Level 3 course so that it aligns with JLPT level N4. Our Level 2 course and Level 3 course now cover all of JLPT N4's vocab, grammar topics and kanji characters. You'll now find brand-new Language & Cultu...1 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • May 4, 2021
- Rocket Japanese - Updated Level 1 Language & Culture Lessons Hi Everyone! If you're wondering why the Language & Culture lessons have changed recently, it's because we've updated the content for all of Level 1 to match JLPT N5 standards. This means completely NEW lessons with heaps of new audio examples, much mo...19 replies • Last post by ClaudiaR27 • Mar 13, 2021
- Rocket Japanese - Updated Level 2 Lessons Hi Everyone, We're ushering in the new year with some big updates to Rocket Japanese! Your Language & Culture lessons, Writing lessons and Survival Kit lessons have been replaced with BRAND NEW lessons featuring new audio examples, more comprehensive e...1 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • Feb 9, 2021
- Voice Recognition Scoring missing Hello, I'm very new to the software and have been working through Module 1 over this month, I use Firefox to run the lessons and the software is successfully recording and playing back what i say. The issues is i'm not been seeing any scoring by the sof...3 replies • Last post by ChrisW95 • Jan 26, 2021
- New version In the previous version, it was possible to listen to all the audio lessons one after the other at the end of a module. This seems to have disappear. Do you confirm ? If so, why, as it was very convenient2 replies • Last post by marieg-rocket languages • Dec 21, 2020
- Do I Need the Writing Lessons I've been making my way through the course and I intended to do everything and then do the writing lessons last. But am I missing any fundamental vocabulary by doing so? I would like to know so I do not derail my learning.4 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Nov 26, 2020
- Wonkiness in Sort-It! I just did the kana Sort-It! for Lesson 1.8 which is the first lesson to offer characters in color (は and が are red and blue). For the statements with colored characters, the different HTML tags and bits of the tags show up to be arranged along with the ...2 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Nov 26, 2020
- Lesson 2.10 (Hiragana) Question, ふ I was wondering why Rocket went with a simplified style of writing ふ, as shown in Lesson 2.10, where the first and second strokes are connected and the last two are also more streamlined. I'd learned Hiragana before I started with Rocket Japanese, both f...3 replies • Last post by EarleyGrave • Nov 26, 2020
- How on earht do youlearn Kanji I have not purchased the Rocket Japanese, just looked at it in the trial. Can see the writing lessons for the other 2 charaters, but in the conversations it is a mix. As a trial run only have access to certain sections, but how does this all fir together....3 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Nov 26, 2020
- Network Error with Japanese Certification Hi. Level I > Japanese Certification (JC) > Module 1 when I click to start I get “Network Error” Can you good folks help me? I've also posted this in the JC feedback.2 replies • Last post by Fillip • Nov 17, 2020
- Character overflow in Android app For the Android app (as of the October 20th update): This is the screenshot I took of how the text you type, which you need to see to see to make sure it's all Green (correct), is going too far down the screen (Lesson 1, Module 2.4): https:/...4 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Oct 23, 2020
- Please suggest a manga with 100% furigana My title is a little exaggerated. I would like to find a manga (or children's book) that uses kanji and has 70-80% (or more) furigana. Please suggest a title if you know of one. ISBN appreciated!2 replies • Last post by GregV84 • Oct 20, 2020
- Lesson 6.4 discrepancy between audio lesson and text Hello, I am going through lesson 6.4 and noticed that Kenny's second line is different in the audio from what is displayed on the page. The page shows: あした の こと を かくにん したかった だけ です から。 明日の事を確認したかっただけですから。 Ashita no koto o kakunin shitakatta ...5 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Oct 15, 2020
- 3.2 - Grammar Question In 3.2 the phrase "non de mi masuka?" is translated as, "Would you like to try to drink it?" and in the know it section, is prompted with a lit hint which states, "Literally Won't you drink and see?" I know the nuances aren't very different, but gramma...3 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Oct 12, 2020
- Lesson 2.8 no desu ga Minna san, konnichiwa. Watashi wa Jason desu. Hajimemashite! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! Zu~tto mai ni nihongo wo yoku benkyou shimashita ga sore wa nan nen mai desu. Takusan wasureteshimaimashita! Ima wa mo ikkai yomeru to kikoeru to shaberu you ni benkyou...4 replies • Last post by Emma-Rocket-Languages-Tutor • Oct 12, 2020
- recording my voice When i try to say the words in Japanese ive recently been getting the something over and over again where it says sorry we didn't catch that or whatever. is anyone else having this problem?its been happening more and more recently. it does it on my phone,...6 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • Oct 12, 2020
- Language and Culture vocabulary Hello, I am a little confused by how the different lesson categories work. I was going through the Interactive Audio Lessons, which was great. But then moving on to Language & Culture, the number of new items in each lesson doubles or even triples sometim...3 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • Oct 12, 2020
- learning kanji i want to learn kanji but don't know how to start.5 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • Oct 12, 2020
- Lesson Flow Disorder (and a General Comment) In Module 3.8, the play/record conversation boxes and some of the text is disordered. Some misplacements are obvious, some leave me confused as to where they should be exactly, and the audio/record box that's apparently supposed to be at the very end (bas...2 replies • Last post by Rocket-Languages • Oct 12, 2020
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