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  • Start Here

    • Create an account
    • Overlay-chan
    • The most important tool on NativShark
    • Your first study day
    • Your second study day
    • The next study days
    • How to subscribe
  • About NativShark

    • How content is organized
    • Why should I use NativShark over a textbook?
  • About Learning Japanese

    • Should I learn Japanese?
    • The best way to learn Japanese
    • Finding your study sanctuary
    • What are native materials?
    • Building study habits
    • Productivity VS activity
    • The accountability debate
    • The wheel of productive studies
    • Is GENKI worth the money?
    • How can I find time to study?
    • Resetting after a break
    • Sounding more natural when speaking Japanese
  • Phase One lesson samples

    • Combining two particles
  • Phase Two lesson samples

    • Japanese household manners
  • Phase Three lesson samples

    • Various ways to make words out of numbers
    • Inferring others' behaviors with のことだから
  • Using NativShark

    • What is the review threshold?
    • Can I change my review threshold?
    • Do I have to keep studying until I hit my review threshold?
    • Daily badges, Milestones, and Days Studied
    • How does avalanche recovery work?
    • Conjugation Drills
    • Can I study new material while in avalanche recovery mode?
    • Light Mode and Dark Mode
    • I just came back after a break and feel lost. What do I do?
  • Lessons

    • The layout of a NativShark lesson
    • Formality markers
    • Comprehension rating system
    • How do you determine what vocabulary is "useful" or "common"?
    • How much vocabulary does NativShark teach?
    • Why is stuff color coded in lessons?
  • Audio

    • Do the lessons contain audio?
    • Why is the audio so fast?
    • What are shadow loops?
  • Flashcards

    • What types of flashcards do you have?
    • How should I answer flashcards?
    • What are "smart flashcards"?
    • Custom flashcard upload guide
    • How do I add furigana to custom flashcards
    • What does archiving a card do?
    • Why are there always sentences on the front of vocab flashcards?
  • Kanji

    • How does NativShark teach kanji?
    • Learning kanji with elements & mnemonics
  • The JLPT

    • What is the JLPT?
    • Will NativShark prepare me for the JLPT?
  • The Team

    • Who writes and translates the example sentences?
    • Who writes NativShark lessons?
  • Accessibility

    • What if I’m color-blind or have color vision deficiencies?
  • Not a Beginner?

    • What if I already know some Japanese? Can I skip content?
    • I already know kana, can I skip it?
  • Subscriptions and Payments

    • How much does NativShark cost?
    • How do I use a discount code?
    • How do I redeem a gift code?
    • Can I gift a subscription?
    • Can I cancel or pause a subscription?
    • I forgot to cancel my subscription, can I get a refund?
    • If I decide NativShark isn't for me, can I get a refund?
  • Linking Accounts

    • How do I link my NS account to my Discord account?
  • Creators / refer a friend

    • Does NativShark have an affiliate program?
  • General Questions

    • What is contextual iterative immersion (Cii)?
    • Should I learn two languages at once?
    • Are there plans for Japanese-Japanese localization?
    • How to set up Japanese keyboard on Android (type Hiragana & Katakana)
    • Is NativShark a “get-fluent-quick” scheme?
  • Review Sets

    • What are the different states of review sets?
    • How do I copy a review set?
    • How do I share review sets?
    • How do I study a review set?
    • What are Review Sets?
  • Extra Credit

    • How do I track my immersion with Native Materials?

Community

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  • Useful YouTube videos

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