Show guide
Akane's listening podcast (日本語の聴解のためのPodcast) is all-Japanese practice made for learners, from a teacher with a master's in Japanese-language education. Here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
Akane speaks entirely in Japanese on everyday topics, made specifically as listening practice for learners around N3. A career Japanese teacher, she keeps it clear and natural and publishes scripts — a reliable step into intermediate listening.
How to use it in Wakatta
In Wakatta the show is ready to play, and every episode is a tappable transcript with furigana. Tap any word for its reading and meaning, save the ones worth keeping, and review them later with the exact sentence and audio — so you actually understand what you hear instead of listening past it. (Don’t see a show you love? Search for any podcast in the app.)
What a transcript looks like
今日はお茶を淹れます。
淹れます iremasu · to brew (tea)
Every episode becomes a transcript like this — tap any word for its reading and meaning.
Recent episodes
- #412 イベントの感想 · 2026-07-07
- #411 ラジオー燃え尽きた · 2026-07-03
- #410 遅刻しちゃいけない？ · 2026-06-30
- #409 ラジオ 道を聞かれた時の話 · 2026-06-26
- #408 テレビを見るようになりました · 2026-06-23
- #407ラジオー最近変わったこと · 2026-06-19
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is Akane's Japanese listening podcast?
It's intermediate — around N3 — all in Japanese, made for listening practice. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Akane is a Chiba-based Japanese teacher with a master's degree in Japanese-language education. She has taught at a language school since 2017, authored a Japanese-listening book, and runs the all-Japanese YouTube channel and podcast あかね的日本語教室 for intermediate and advanced learners.
Read along in Wakatta
Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.
