Show guide
ikinari Japanese is raw, unscripted, unedited conversation between a native Japanese speaker and a Canadian — like overhearing the real thing. Here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
No script, no editing — just spontaneous conversation between a Japanese speaker and a Canadian learner, the way people actually talk. It's fast and real, around upper-intermediate (N2), so it's stretch practice for following unfiltered Japanese.
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
- Canadian Pride · 2026-07-02
- why X? · 2026-06-25
- horses · 2026-06-18
- round table · 2026-06-11
- riddler · 2026-06-04
- français · 2026-05-29
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is ikinari Japanese?
It's upper-intermediate — around N2 — raw, unscripted conversation. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
ikinari Japanese is part of the Nihongo Life brand; its Canadian co-host, Alex, is a long-time learner nearing JLPT N1 who chats unscripted with a native Japanese speaker.
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.
