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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Gen085 on 2025-05-18 00:25:15+00:00.

(This could be something for daily questions, idk, but i feel like this isn’t as simple a question.)

What is the most difficult thing about studying japanese for you? Personally, the beginner stage, when nothing makes sense, when you barely understand anything beyond a few words or maybe a phrase, is really the hardest/worst about studying. It’s not even a single thing like the grammar or the vocab or the kanji. Just the amount of ambiguity you have to endure is something. It does get better, but the mental load sure is a lot in the beginning.

What do you feel is the biggest struggle you face(d) when learning the language? What helped you get over that hurdle? For me, switching to more compelling input certainly helped. Watching stuff i am actually interested in makes enduring ambiguity a lot easier and keeps my attention span up, even it its not really comprehensible input. Though it is not the first time i learn a new language (not a native english speaker), but given how i learned english, i found that “traditional” methods don’t work as well for me.