# Nihongo Desk

Public product documentation, updated 2026-10-10. Canonical website: https://nihongodesk.com/en/

A lesson-based Japanese study desk for reading, audio, vocabulary and notes. The current catalog contains 10 volumes and 178 lessons from Minna no Nihongo and Standard Japanese. Key public pages and reader controls support Simplified Chinese, English and Traditional Chinese. Original textbook content is unchanged; vocabulary meanings retain Simplified Chinese. Notes and reading positions stay in the current browser and do not sync across devices.

## Public sources
- [Textbooks](https://nihongodesk.com/textbooks.md)
- [Features and limits](https://nihongodesk.com/features.md)
- [FAQ](https://nihongodesk.com/faq.md)
- [Documentation index](https://nihongodesk.com/llms.txt)

Only public product information is included. No personal notes, browser progress or textbook media are included. These documents help visitors research the site; they do not guarantee search ranking or AI citations.

## Study guides

- [Using Anki with lesson vocabulary: cards, audio, and backlogs](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/anki-and-lesson-vocabulary/)
- [Beginning Japanese honorifics: inquiries, requests, and direction of respect](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/beginner-keigo/)
- [From beginner to intermediate Japanese: a readiness check](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/beginner-to-intermediate/)
- [Avoiding word-for-word translation from Chinese into Japanese](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/chinese-to-japanese/)
- [Before and after class: review textbook homework, audio, and questions](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/class-review/)
- [How to study textbook audio: four listening methods](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/four-ways-to-use-audio/)
- [How to study one lesson and check what you learned](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/how-to-study-one-lesson/)
- [Reading, listening, and retelling intermediate textbook passages](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/intermediate-reading-listening/)
- [A Minna no Nihongo roadmap from beginner to intermediate](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/minna-learning-roadmap/)
- [How to use Minna no Nihongo materials in the right order](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/minna-material-order/)
- [Can you self-study Minna no Nihongo? Materials, practice, and feedback](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/minna-self-study/)
- [Minna no Nihongo, Standard Japanese, or GENKI?](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/minna-vs-standard-japanese/)
- [に or で for places: existence, activity, and events](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/ni-vs-de/)
- [When to use plain and polite Japanese forms](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/plain-and-polite/)
- [Reader workflow: comparison, mobile panels, and error notes](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/reader-workflow/)
- [Restart Japanese textbook study without automatically starting over](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/restart-study/)
- [Solo speaking practice with textbooks: substitution, dialogue, and personal responses](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/speaking-with-textbooks/)
- [How to study Standard Japanese independently](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/standard-japanese-self-study/)
- [A 30-minute Japanese textbook routine with review and commute practice](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/study-plan-30-minutes/)
- [Review the Japanese te-form: groups, sound changes, and use](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/te-form/)
- [Reviewing Japanese tense and negation across four predicate types](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/tense-and-negation/)
- [Check Japanese textbook editions, Taiwan volumes, and audio](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/textbook-editions/)
- [From Japanese textbooks to JLPT: check gaps for N5, N4, and N3](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/textbooks-and-jlpt/)
- [How to choose は or が: topic, focus, and clause structure](https://nihongodesk.com/en/guides/wa-vs-ga/)

- [FAQ](https://nihongodesk.com/en/faq.md)