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Learn Japanese Block by Block

Welcome to Kotoba Miners. We are a group of language learners who learn with games. Please visit our Discord Server for more information.

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How it works

We have regular classes that anyone can join at Kotoba Miners. You can even make your own class or study group!

Typically:

Tuesday evenings are for beginners. Exploring the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 content as well as playing Minecraft together.
Friday evenings we read NHK articles and study JLPT N4~N1 content
Sunday morning we read manga together.

Join the Discord server to learn more!

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You can join here.

Download Minecraft

Go to minecraft.net.

Sign Up For Classes

Check the #lesson-announcements channel on Discord

Make Friends

Learn Japanese with us!

いつでも #nihongo-loungeで質問を聞いてね!!

Cheapshot's articles on learning languages with games.

Kotoba Miner's founder "cheapsh0t" is a language teacher and researcher who has written a number of articles on the the topic of learning and teaching with games. If you're interested to find out more, check the articles below.

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Show Your Support Through Patreon

There is no pressure to be a patron. All classes are open and free. If you do like the work I do here though, please consider becoming a patron. The top tier patrons will receive a private lesson once a month..!

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Lesson archive and extras..!

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