What are your benefits for learning the Japanese language?

Question

I am trying to learn the Japanese language, and I want to know what your benefits are for learning the language. I am self-learning, and I have a well-known software that is going to help me through it.

After you learned how to read, write, and understand Japanese, what were your benefits and how long did it take you to learn it?

I'm interested in East Asian languages, so please give me insight on learning the Japanese language and learning the language as a whole.

Answer 1

I am glad that you show a strong interest in Japanese. I was the same way, though I don't know how I got into Japanese. I really don't. But now that I know it, I love it. So after I learned how to read, write and understand Japanese, I could really grasp the concepts of everything. It seems like the first year I was learning Japanese, I grasped the fact that I was learning something new, but I didn't grasp the meaning behind it. Now I can look at Japanese words and break them apart, change them to meet grammatical accuracy, and so on.

I think the first thing you need to know going into the language is that you need to be devoted to learning it, or you won't learn it. I don't think it is hard, but then again, I was determined to learn it, and I did. And I am still learning. I wouldn't even call myself anywhere near fluent. But I have a strong will to become perfect in this language. For some reason, I just love everything about Japanese.

The Japanese language is really cool because you can make so much out of it. Being a guy, I have a lot of guy only words that I can say, and they more or less orient the attitude that I have toward others. In Japan, you can learn a lot about someone by the tone of their voice. I think that's really key because the Japanese language is phonetic, not tonal. Like in Chinese, if you said the same exact thing in four different tones, it would be four different words. The language was partly adopted by Chinese characters, but the speaking portion is perfection. That's why one poster said you'd learn to speak faster than reading or writing.

But that's one thing you should try to avoid. My cousin lived in Japan for eight years and never learned one of the alphabets which is key to reading a lot of the language (Hiragana). He also never learned the Chinese characters. I just can't figure out how he got by, or why he never tried. And then there's the bad case about someone living in Japan for 11 years and can't hold a conversation in Japanese. It's sad. See, after visiting Japan for 13 days, I know that living there will make your language skills perfect. Why? Guess what kind of interaction you get 24/7? Full exposure to Japanese life. And it works out!

The benefits of learning the language have basically been covered (anime, business, etc). But I think the true benefit is opening your eyes to the other side of the world. Japan truly is a country of its own caliber, and you have to go there to fully understand how different their world is. And I think you'll love it. The point is that going there without Japanese skills is fine-you'll get by. But knowing Japanese before you, I think, made all the difference in my life. And you know what? I'd live there if I could. I hope you enjoy it learning this fascinating language.

Answer 2

Advantages Of Learning Japanese

Answer 3

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There is always a benefit to learning another language. Personal fulfilment. Learning is always good. If you are working for a huge multi-national country that wants to have a liaison with someone or some other company in Japan, then this would be a huge benefit to your carrier. If you plan to live in Japan at any point in your life, then the benefits are obvious. Many people will go to the far east to work as English teachers for a short period of their lives so that they can experience another culture.

Answer 4

Japan is still a very large economy. Speaking Japanese is a plus when doing business. It takes about 6 months to learn to speak Japanese but 2-3 years to read because the characters are not something familiar to western eyes. If you get a chance to interact with Japanese people in your community it would benefit your learning a lot. Best of luck with your quest.

Answer 5

Speaking Japanese & Loving Japanese Culture!

Answer 6

Ganbatte kudasai.
For starters, you'll be able to access internet resources that are only in Japanese (transalation software sucks). If you work with computers at all, this will also give you a serious advantage. Also, just learning any language can help give you a better understanding of your own.

Answer 7

Benefits of learning Japanese language: you'll understand Japanese mangas and animes in their original language, you know your way to Harajuku, you can bargain better for souvenirs, you know exactly for sure what you're eating when ordering food at a sushi parlor....

Answer 8

I speak Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese-simp, Chinese-trad, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.
If you want I can help you learn it by [e-mail]
There are many benefits to learning a different language-more likely to get a better job, get paid more, travel is easier, communication, fun.
Good luck with it.

Answer 9

ahem, picking up chicks.
watching anime aithout distracting subtitles, and more fully understanding it
improving my haiku
walking around talking as if i came from the warring states period
impressing otaku

Answer 10

youll be able to read how a digital camera works.