Show guide
Easy Japanese Listening (やさしい日本語じかん) is a calm, slow listen from Megumi, made for people learning Japanese. Here’s how to study with it in Wakatta.
About the show
Megumi speaks slowly and clearly in easy Japanese on relaxed, everyday themes — the kind of listen you can put on like a cup of tea, aimed at beginners (around N5). It’s built for comfortable listening practice, a gentle way to get hours of Japanese in your ears.
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
- #26 Japanese Phrases for Hotels 🏨🧳 ホテルで使う日本語｜Easy Japanese Listening Podcast · 2026-07-09
- #25 Tanabata in Japan 🎋🌟七夕｜Easy Japanese Listening Podcast · 2026-07-02
- #24 Japanese Weddings 🤵👰 日本の結婚式｜Easy Japanese Listening Podcast · 2026-06-25
- #23 Father’s Day in Japan 👔💙父の日｜Easy Japanese Listening Podcast · 2026-06-18
- Moving in Japan 🏠📦日本の引越し【Free Talk🍵】 · 2026-06-11
- #22 Rainy Season in Japan ☔☔️ 梅雨（つゆ）｜Easy Japanese Listening Podcast · 2026-06-04
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
Is Easy Japanese Listening good for beginners?
Yes — it’s made for learners at about N5: slow, clear, easy Japanese you can relax into. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you don’t catch.
About the creator
Megumi is a Japanese tutor from Japan. Alongside this podcast she shares relaxed, everyday Japanese for learners on her YouTube channel and Substack.
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.
