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Master spoken 日本語 with the Shadowing technique.

Learn the way Japanese is actually spoken — from real videos. Shadow native speakers sentence by sentence, repeat out loud, and get instant AI scoring on rhythm, pitch accent and natural intonation.

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Anime clips · drama dialogue · daily talk
02sentence 2 of 6 · JLPT N4

まず よく 聞いて、それから 声に 出して 真似してください。

mazu yoku kiite, sorekara koe ni dashite mane shite kudasai.

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How do you learn Japanese with shadowing?

Shadowing Japanese means listening to a native speaker and repeating each sentence immediately, copying their pronunciation, pitch accent and natural rhythm. It trains your mouth and ear together so speech feels automatic. Shadola shows Romaji alongside the Japanese script and gives instant, free AI pronunciation feedback in your browser, one sentence at a time.

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Everything you need to speak 日本語

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Sentence-by-sentence player with live AI scoring — accuracy, fluency and especially pitch accent & natural rhythm.

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Learning Paths

Structured tracks for Japanese learners — pitch accent and politeness are first-class.

JLPT N5 → N1Keigo & PolitenessAnime & Drama Conversation
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Vocabulary

Mine words from clips and review with SRS — cards show kanji, kana, Romaji and meaning, with optional readings.

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Pitch-Accent Trainer

See and hear the high–low pattern of any word, then match it.

Pronunciation Checker

Speak a word or sentence, see your score instantly.

Furigana Maker

Add kana readings above any kanji for easier reading aloud.

What is shadowing?

Listen, then repeat out loud almost at the same time — sentence by sentence.

For Japanese, it's the fastest way to nail natural rhythm, pitch accent and intonation. Shadola scores those parts directly — so you stop sounding textbook-flat.

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