About Nail
Your one stop shop to learn Japanese, find out what people are really reading/watching in Japan, and discover Japanese society through authentic content
What is Nail?
Nail is an internet hub for those who want to master the Japanese language to be able to enjoy and deeply understand authentic materials in Japanese, such as books, manga, video games, and more.
Our Four Great Resources
Learning Tools Suite
Our suite of Japanese learning tools allows you to go from zero to master in Japanese, focusing on the exact aspect of the language you need to work on. These include interactive apps, textbooks, graded readers, and more.
Discovery Feed
Get daily content to deepen your knowledge about the Japanese language and Japanese media. Our content includes learning tips, recommendations for top content, reviews, and current news about the hottest titles in Japan.
WikiNailia
A wiki-like source of information specifically made for Japanese learners. Contains learning guides, grammar explanations, and articles on top Japanese content and creators with insight specifically for learners.
Dedicated Community
Our dedicated community of teachers and learners. We pride ourselves in being an open, supportive community who share the same goal—to achieve higher levels of Japanese mastery and enjoy as much Japanese language content as possible.
Why the Focus on Consuming Japanese Content?
We believe that understanding and engaging with a large amount of Japanese content is an extremely worthwhile endeavor for two primary reasons:
1. Language Proficiency
It will improve your understanding of the Japanese language. When you understand Japanese better, you can communicate more confidently, speak on a greater variety of topics, and integrate with Japanese-speaking communities more effectively.
2. Cultural Understanding
Consuming a large amount of Japanese-language content will improve your understanding of Japanese society and culture. Umberto Eco said, "The person who doesn't read lives only one life. The reader lives 5000. Reading is immortality backwards."
Not everyone can move to or study abroad in Japan, but anyone with significant language proficiency can engage with Japanese-language content that provides deep insight into the places, lives, people, and relationships people experience in Japanese society.
Who We Are
We are a group of dedicated language teachers, language learning enthusiasts, Japanese native speakers, and insatiable consumers of Japanese language content.
We share our expertise and enthusiasm with Japanese learners because we want as many people as possible to experience the joy, excitement, memories, and profound personal growth that we have gained thanks to the Japanese language.
How to Use Nail
Test Your Level
Find out your current Japanese level and discover which tools will help you advance most effectively.
Use Our Learning Suite Daily
Make consistent progress with your Japanese proficiency through our curated learning tools and materials.
Discover Content
Explore Japanese content that looks interesting to you from our daily discovery feed.
Broaden Your Knowledge
Deepen your understanding of Japanese culture, society, and media by surfing our wiki, browsing posts, and engaging with the community.
Our Philosophy
Effective Learning is Critical
Some people study for years and don't get anywhere. Our apps, learning materials, and study guides are made by experts with proven efficacy. We don't want anyone to waste time using Japanese learning apps for years just to still not be able to do anything fun or rewarding with the language.
Explore Both Depth and Breadth
Your Japanese benefits from explorations of both depth and breadth. Discover new creators, new types of content, new genres, and get deep into them. Your level of engagement with authentic Japanese content—both in depth and breadth—will have huge effects on your overall proficiency and confidence using the language.
Repetition and Regularity
We have designed Nail to have something fresh every day (or almost every day 😅), so there's always a reason to come back. A little bit every day goes a long way when you're learning effectively.
Ready to Start Your Journey?
Join our community and begin mastering Japanese today
Questions? Suggestions? Reach out at hello@nailjapanese.com