Kaname really just drops into our lives to fix whatever problems we have in Japanese on a whim, then goes and plans his next video. He's him alright

Your channel is taking off really fast compared to all the many Japanese teaching channels, it’s because you’re VERY good at this lol

Kaname's command of English is the reason his Nihongo teaching is so effective. His voice is also pleasant to list too.

外国人の友達に日本語を教えて欲しいと言われても、説明が難しいのでこちらのチャンネルを紹介しようと思います😂 細かい説明がわかりやすくされていて本当にすごいです🥹

I started learning Japanese in my 20s and lived in Japan for 5 years. I passed the JLPT1 and eventually started working as an interpreter. I've been using Japanese in my work for the last 20 years. I have to tell you, this is some of the best content I've seen. These are great pointers and tips which took me years and years to learn. Fantastic job on the videos, you are a great teacher! One thing to point out, we don't say "disrespectable" but instead "disrespectful". We do use "respectable" however in addition to "respectful" for different applications. Just another English quirk 😊

I am so glad I found this channel. I have quite a unique situation in that I am half Japanese, brought up in the west, and sadly not raised bilingual since my Dad doesn't speak Japanese. However, I've used simple conversational Japanese with my Mother in speaking and texting all my life, read Japanese children's books with her, and also studied Japanese on and off. So now that I am trying to study properly and formalise my knowledge it's difficult because there's a lot of rules, phrases, etc that I "just know" instinctively and can use in conversation, but couldn't explain the grammatical rules of. As a child I would say ”クモがいやだ！” or ”クモが怖い”. I kind of knew that ”クモ *は* 怖い” had a more 'objective' feeling (ie, Spiders *are* scary, not just scary to me), because if I said it like that my Mum would joke that they are only scary to me (and I would disagree lol). Until this video, I never thought about that and how it works. It seems obvious now. This channel is the most effective I have found for helping me bridge these weird gaps in my understanding, and link things together building from things I know to explain things I don't know. Your approach is so effective at getting right to the 'feeling' and instinctive understanding that is so important to truly master a language - the whole "think in Japanese rather than trying to translate something in English" concept. かなめさん、本当にありがとうございます！ これからも動画を楽しみにしています。

I lived in Japan for 6 years and speak Japanese fluently, in fact I am a Japanese-English translator and interpreter. Still, these videos are absolutely fascinating

Don't get me wrong, there are many excellent channels for learning Japanese here on youtube. But every now and then someone truly unique pops up on the stage. I am technically "too advanced" for most of this channel's content, if you just judge it by the title alone - but I can still learn a lot of new stuff when I actually watch the video. Thank you so much Kaname!

The biggest stregnth Kaname has is his ability to make equivalences to English for easier understanding. Thank you !

I love the fact that in your videos you don't just copy/paste the same content as all the other youtube videos about learning Japanese. Your content is unique and gives a better understand of concepts learners may think they already know or understand. Keep up the good work.

外国人にとって日本語の難しいところ詳しくわかりやすく説明していただいているなんて本当に凄いと思います。

That pronunciation of Sichuan and Mala was perfect.

かねめさんは、教えることが上手です。

you actually help more than most of the Japanese teaching channels combined! 俺はあなたのビデオが大好きよ！

I love the level of clarity you have on these videos. Watching this will be a treat.

Do you happen to also be fluent in Mandarin? Your pronunciation of "sìchuān málà" was surprisingly spot on!

This man is changing lives

man these video are just the right niche So detailed with nuance

I love the side-eye Kanama gives while speaking certain sentences😂

Kaname-san's videos are ones that make your japanese sound that much more native. Keep up the great work.

I don't necessarily watch a lot of your videos since I already know half the topics being discussed, but even from seeing the thumbnails in my recommendations I feel like you've got the best intuitive understanding on how to explain Japanese to non-Japanese speakers out of all the "Learn Japanese!" channels I've seen so far. I finally decided to check out a video, and I can't believe you only have 90K subs. Usually channels like yours are around a couple hundred thousand already, and your channel especially deserves far more recognition.

Thank you for using sarcasm in context. This is the type lessons that will help me to be understood.

Every video is so useful, I swear, some textbooks, teachers and youtubers would just take years to explain some of this things or they would just give you no rules, just examples. This is straight to the point. Great video as always!

I'm a Japanese learner from Hong Kong and just come across your channel, immediately subscribed, that's so helpful and your explanation is so clear and direct！Thanks so much！🎉

Got it! We use なあ to passive-aggressively convince someone to go drinking with us 😂

I've been speaking/studying Japanese for a very long while and had picked up on this habitually, but never understood the actual logic behind it until now!

probably the best channel to learn japanese i've ever found. Kaname-san, keep up the good work!

another banger from 要先生

I really like the way you frame yourself in your videos.

Friendly reminder to all those who can't wait for the next video: Kaname's Patreon starts at just $3/month!

These are the questions I wouldnt have thought to ask but very much should

I'm in the very early stages of learning the Japanese language, but when the time comes, I'll definitely revisit this material!

いつも最高な説明ですよ。 ブラジルから本当にありがとうございました。

The nuance explanation and just explanation in general is soooo good! Kaname's English is far beyond most Japanese teachers and his extensive knowledge on native expressions makes him such a great teacher to learn from! Also I love how his videos are straight-to-the-point. No long intros or "hit the like button" fluff, and that itself makes me want to hit like, lol.

それは本当に最高の形容詞まとめです。ありがとうございます😌

My obsession in your style of teaching.

Your emotional expressions really help to grasp the meaning, thanks a lot

You have no idea how much those vidoes mean to me, thank you.

I really love the info you're giving us. It just seems like this sort of topic is rarely even mentioned in textbooks, and that's great! There's a lot to learn about Japanese, and sadly it seems books aren't thick enough for what they should feed us!

God tier content

Your videos are amazing, thanks for teaching actually useful things. If u could, I would appreciate a lot a video about が and は particles (maybe other particles too) , my most recent teacher actually told me a little about them but I don't fully grasp it.

Kaname sensei is amazing. I ❤ his explanations. They are super detailed and really help the advanced learner distinguish between correct and incorrect usage! This video is particularly helpful. Never thought of why “か” is used before adjectives! Now I know!!

This channel is amazing.

I love how expressive you are! You really help us understand the weight of the words. ありがとうございます！

Top tier lesson! I feel like Kanabe is sliding the cheat sheet to me as he says in a quiet tone: "Shhhh! This is for later!" So good. So amazing! Thank you so much!

Thank you for the great content!

i'm early! always excited to see another lesson from kaname さん！ありがとうございます

Love that I found you in the early stages! Just binged all ur vids and I’m excited for more! Congrats on 70k and climbing fast!

I love how you explain these little details that goes besides the grammar rules. ❤ thank you so much!

Every video of yours is like a goldmine of information!

I love these videos, as somebody just starting to learn Japanese it’s great to see all the places that I’m being taught things that aren’t quite right. It’s worth noting though that the enhanced form of scared is terrified. Horrified has a connotation of strong horror/gore being involved or revulsion where terrified is just being very scared. I’d be horrified by a terrorist attack but I might be terrified of terrorists attacking conceptually.

My favourite thing is how Kaname-san explains the Japanese rules and grammar in the context of how you'd use it in everyday, describing the feeling and thoughts that go behind each phrase. That's the key to understanding language, simply giving the English equivalent doesn't always help bridge the gap when learning a new language. Keep up the good work!

your explanations are fire. I really love how you give your personal feeling for each. "It's kinda like. . . " Anyone can just copy whats already on the web. Having you explain the feeling or similar emotion of what words and phrases mean is why I watch your videos.

I really enjoy how Kaname's video quality and design is clear and simple. The info received is also easier to understand because he emotes and uses emphasis on tone sound and volume.

kaname casually dropping good mandarin in the video too😅

Mr. Kaname, another very good lesson. Thanks a lot. Express feelings in Japanese was a great idea.

12:37 "Shindoi" *zooms into picture*

BEST channel to learn japanese!!❤

I’m not even learning Japanese, I just like listening to this guys voice

This is the best dayum learn-Japanese channel I've found yet. Thank you Kaname.

I love this channel, I want to ask for various forms of sentences such as: 1.Have to 2. Need to 3. Should have 4. I wish 5. I wish .....hadn't Etc

"I like the continuity and simplicity of the videos. I am already emotionally attached to hat blurry piano"-na.

Kaname-san explains very well! This video was so helpful.

Your videos are great, I wish you added a download to all the sentences you said so we can use it to study. thank you for this video.

1:45 Spy family reference!!!! Thanks for the video as always, our favorite teacher.

I really like your teaching way, cause you also describe it in away we learner can understand how the native feel to express their feeling. it's not just you teaching us what we should say like others, but to actually understand how to express ourself naturally. Keep it up 😊

Great vid! I think when you said "horrifying" , you really meant to say "terrifying". Horrifying is for something that is shockingly disgusting, like seeing a dead body

こんにちはKaname 先生, I like you examples. They are relevant and useful. 😊 The subtitles are invaluable as I am a visual learner.😃 ありがとうございました🌸

your videos are so helpful! I've been learning Japanese for years off and on, and these have been a huge help for me:)

I literally was thinking that i need to learn some of these and then went to work and opened up KZfaq after to find the king

Kanames videos make me glad I procrastinated so long on trying to learn Japanese. If I had tried a year ago I wouldn't have had these to help!

Thank you so much! I know most of the vocabulary and grammar for a long time by now, but I still learn a lot A LOT from your videos! Usual textbooks and language teachers don't teach many of these nuances... For example, I always used "心配してる" to say that I'm worried about something and nobody told me why it might sound unnatural. So, even as an advanced learner your videos are incredibly valuable

Clear explanations, great examples, with native pronunciations. Great content. Thanks Kaname.

NANAME KAITO has gone directly to the top of my I MUST WATCH THEM ALL! list. So extraordinary to see a man so centered in his Japanese identity & feelings, AND ALSO so articulate in English, and so wiling and generous, as far as explaining & sharing the Japanese kokoro to students of Japanese. ;)

今回も為になるなあ…なるほど…と感心させておいてからの最後のオチ！笑 このチャンネルで日本語を学べば、Japanese animeなどの登場人物のやりとりがわかりやすくなる気がします〜

ありがとうございます！！すごく役に立ったデス！サブスクライバしました！

As an intermediate level student this channel is perfect for remembering the basics in a pleasant, concise, and effective way that also allows me to pick up new knowledge of various nuances! Thank you Kaname-sensei!

It’s so interesting how differently a language can be taught. For example in the sentence, 娘が心配です, kaname descibes 心配 as an English adjective. But I know dolly would say 心配 is a noun because it’s a する Chinese loan word… which explains why です is at the end, not い. So instead of, I’m worried about my daughter, it’s: (my) daughter is worry-able/ my daughter is worry-inducing. …or something like that. I’m not sure who is more “accurate”, the native English speaker translating into Japanese, or the native Japanese speaker translating into English. My personal conclusion is that dollys teachings make more sense structurally and grammatically overall, while native Japanese speakers insights into their language, (the feelings involved in certain words and their personal interpretations) are invaluable. This works best for me, otherwise these contrary teachings would destroy my understanding 😂

So glad to have discovered this amazing gem of a channel. Your content is so helpful, thank you so much!

Thanks. Very helpful and no annoying ads throughout the video. Subscribed.

Your channel is so helpful!

With video content like this, a star is born ! Thank you

Your video helped me a lot. Thank you so mutch!

This video is so so so helpful and informative! Please keep it up!

THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!

Though your over emphasis of your pronunciation gives the impression of being angry, your practical examples in Japanese and your sincerity explaining the inner emotions behind the words are real treasures for me. Excellent work.

Thanks for this video! I'm learning a lot of adjectives :D

excellent channel, hope to learn more about Japanese from you moving forward!!

This guy is so quaint and simple. The most straightforward videos also happen to be the ones with the least editing...

Ah! A video where I’m studying the topic in my Japanese studies. Perfect!

Kanameeeeeeeee!!! I soooooo love your content!

Wow, thank you. I've been here years and didn't really know the 'why' behind half this stuff.

I will start noting down everything I learn from Kaname.

Really enjoying your videos, everything is just so natural and useful, thanks!

Thank you so much! I recently came across this grammar structure but never saw it explained in a text book

詳しい説明ですね。英語も上手でアクセントも綺麗です。あまりなまりがないんです。😊

Fantastic lesson. Thank you 🙏 ❤

This video very clear at explanation. . Subscribed

Great content! Love everything about it - simple and down to earth

So so glad I found your channel!!!! Getting so much vocabulary from your videos!!!!