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How long dose it take to learn Japanese

There’s always more to learn, so for me, the answer is “a lifetime.” It’s a big language.

I heard it takes about 5 years, give or take. But don't stress too much about it! Learning is not like a mountain, where you reach the top at some point, it's more like a journey towards a certain direction.

Setting goals for yourself along the way is important, because you can see your progress. But don't try to make it a goal entirely to learn the whole language.

Not only is it difficult to tell exactly how long it will take you, but learning is also infinite! Even if somebody is a fluent speaker, they're still learning every day, just like how you're learning new words in your language all the time!

Also, setting a goal like this will make you frustrated (speaking from experience lol) and it's really difficult when you don't see progress you expect, especially if it's a very vague goal. But also just remember that you will not see progress at first, since learning is exponential and not linear. It'll be like cresting a hill to see a mountain awaiting you.

But don't worry, because at some point in time, you will see your learning suddenly take off, and you'll be sprinting up the side of that mountain! One day you'll look back and wonder just how you did it.

No matter what your pace or level of thoroughness is, you will eventually reach whatever goals you set, whether it's just learning an alphabet, or becoming fluent entirely! I believe in you, and you should too! ;)

Depending on how good u r. It you’re bad, it might take years.

Maybe a year and a half

It depends on your goals. Whether you are aiming for a JLPT level or kanji kentei, it can take as little as a couple of months, to years.

Either way, there is always something new to learn with everything especially a language.

Take English for example, there is always new words and slang added to the language (and the occasional combining of words that just makes things wierder for me). So even though English is my strongest language, I am always learning something new about it and I would assume no one here knows literally every single word in the dictionary olus all that slang on the internet. It is also the same for Japanese. Even if you devote years of studying and become fluent at the language and speak like a local Japanese person, there is always something new to learn.

I have been aiming for my N5 test for a long time (maybe a couple of years) but in the end, it will depend on if you are motivated to learn and how much time and effort you can put into learning the language.