What are your goals for Japanese in 2026?

Oh, yes, it’s that time of the year again. Time for my overly ambitious and overconfident self to set lofty goals for the next year while saying “THIS time will be different!”

Anyway, here’s my list for this year:

  • Left over 2025 goals (actually finish Genki 2 and Bunpro N4 vocab)
  • Reach Wanikani level 21
  • Finish Bunpro N3 grammar and vocab
  • Go through Quartet 1
  • Finish the renshuu N4 content and make good progress on N3
  • Read 12 manga volumes (one for each month)
  • Read one single book (a kids book will do)
  • Listen or watch Japanese for 100 hours (no English subs)

I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself, but I’ll keep trying!

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