About our discord server
We have many types of VC (voice chat) events that we have each week. Although they use the VC channels, talking is not required! You are free to listen and enjoy.
Event types
Beginner Japanese Fun!
Join our voice chat for simple Japanese games and activities aimed at beginners. No speaking required - listeners are welcome!
日本語会話 (Japanese Chat)
This is a Japanese-only conversation event without games or activities. You are welcome to come just to listen!
Reading in Japanese (Beginner)
Join us as we take turns reading Japanese text! We'll focus on children's books or easy news articles.
Voice participation is heavily encouraged, but not required.
Voice participation is heavily encouraged, but not required.
Reading in Japanese (Intermediate)
Join us as we take turns reading Japanese text! We'll focus on online books or intermediate/hard news articles.
Voice participation is heavily encouraged, but not required.
Voice participation is heavily encouraged, but not required.
Beginner Japanese lesson
Join us as we work through one of renshuu's Japanese Lessons on beginner grammar and sentence building.
Includes time to ask questions and practice using the new Japanese.
Participation via voice/text encouraged, but not required.
Includes time to ask questions and practice using the new Japanese.
Participation via voice/text encouraged, but not required.
Online Japanese boardgames
We'll play a simple, free, online boardgame in Japanese. Aimed at beginners! No apps or installation required.
Group Discussions
Monthly discussions on topics around Japan and Japanese.
Come and sing your favorite Japanese song, or listen to others sing! Singing is not required if you join.
Japanese Karaoke
Want to run your own event?
We welcome others who would like to run a VC event in the Discord server. Here's what happens:- Use
/event
to request an event. You'll give a date, category, and description. - The community managers will approve or disapprove the event. If it is approved, it will appear in the server's event list, and those with @UserEvents will get notified.
- Use
/event
to start the event and end it. All users will get XP for participating. The event manager will receive some kao garden money (10,000)!
Restrictions
- You must be a member of the renshuu discord for at least a month, and have interacted with the server.
- Once you have successfully run 2 events, all future events will be automatically approved.
- You must choose from the listed categories available in the /event tool.
There are 3 types of roles available in the server.
renshuu updates the roles once a week, and uses the following rules. If a role cannot be found with one rule, it checks the next rule.
The percentages are obtained using the number of terms at that level plus terms at ALL higher levels. Ex. A user has studied 40% of N3 vocabulary and 10% of the higher N2 vocabulary, and 10% of N1 - they would be considered to have 60% of the N3 level.
At any time, you can use the
Adventure level roles
These roles will change as your Kao-chan level goes up in renshuu. You must connect your renshuu account to Discord using the following command:/link
| Adventure Level | Role |
|---|---|
| 1-24 | Kao-chan's acquaintance |
| 25-49 | Kao-chan's helper |
| 50-74 | Kao-chan's friend |
| 75-99 | Kao-chan's pal |
| 100-199 | Kao-chan's bestie |
| 200-399 | Kao-chan's soulmate |
| 400-999 | Kao-chan's twin |
| 1000+ | Kao-chan's clone |
Japanese level roles
These roles will change as you study vocabulary in renshuu. You must connect your renshuu to discord using the/linkcommand.
| Role Icon | Level |
|---|---|
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J Beginner 1 - Learning Hiragana |
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J Beginner 2 - Learning Katakana |
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J Beginner 3 - Learning Japanese Basics / JLPT N5 |
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J Beginner 4 - Mostly finished with Beginner Japanese / JLPT N5 |
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J Intermediate 1 - Learning JLPT N4 |
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J Intermediate 2 - Mostly finished with JLPT N4 |
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J Intermediate 3 - Learning JLPT N3 |
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J Intermediate 4 - Mostly finished with JLPT N3 |
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J Advanced 1 - Studying for JLPT N2 |
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J Advanced 2 - Studying for JLPT N1 |
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J Advanced 3 - ~10,000 words studied |
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J Advanced 4 - ~12,000 words studied |
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J Master 1 - ~15,000 words studied |
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J Master 2 - ~20,000 words studied |
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J Master 3 - ~30,000 words studied |
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J Master 4 - ~40,000 words studied |
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J Unknown - Haven't studied enough on renshuu to ascertain level |
renshuu updates the roles once a week, and uses the following rules. If a role cannot be found with one rule, it checks the next rule.
- Find the highest role the user has studied 60% (or more).
- Find the highest role the user has studied 25% (or more). Give them the next role down.
- Find the highest role the user has studied 15% (or more). Give them the next role down.
- Give them the J Unknown role.
The percentages are obtained using the number of terms at that level plus terms at ALL higher levels. Ex. A user has studied 40% of N3 vocabulary and 10% of the higher N2 vocabulary, and 10% of N1 - they would be considered to have 60% of the N3 level.
At any time, you can use the
/jlevelcommand in the Discord server to manually choose a level (or return to renshuu's levels if you previously used this command).
Club/sports roles
We use @Amaribot to measure participation (typing or talking) in the server. As you go up in level, you will be assigned typical clubs or sports found in Japanese schools. These clubs include バスケ部 (Basketball), 放送部 (Broadcasting), 書道部 (Calligraphy), and more!
@kaochan is our lovely bot made specifically for our Discord server. It has several server-specific commands as well as a number of Japanese-related commands.
Want to add @kaochan to your own server? Just tap here!
Want to add @kaochan to your own server? Just tap here!
renshuu Discord only
/friend
Quickly add a discord member to your friend list on renshuu.
Both you and the other person must have used the /link command previously to connect their discord and renshuu accounts.
Both you and the other person must have used the /link command previously to connect their discord and renshuu accounts.
/setting
Adjust @kaochan settings
Silent will make all @kaochan commands silent, so only you can see the results.
Loud is default, and will display command results in the channel you used them in.
Silent will make all @kaochan commands silent, so only you can see the results.
Loud is default, and will display command results in the channel you used them in.
/emote
Use one of our animated emoji
@Kaochan will show the animated emoji for you, even if you don't have Discord Nitro.
@Kaochan will show the animated emoji for you, even if you don't have Discord Nitro.
/events
Adjust events settings
Use this to sign up for pings when new learning events are announced.
Use this to sign up for pings when new learning events are announced.
/jlevel
Manually set Japanese level
Use this if you want to manually set your Japanese level (your role color and icon) instead of using your data from renshuu.
Use this if you want to manually set your Japanese level (your role color and icon) instead of using your data from renshuu.
/supporter
Role settings for supporters
Role and color options for Renshuu Pro, Kao Club, and Server Booster members.
Role and color options for Renshuu Pro, Kao Club, and Server Booster members.
All discords, DM with @kaochan
/link
Link your discord account with your renshuu account. Code available in the renshuu settings panel.
Get extra roles in the renshuu discord and access to user-only features being developed for @kaochan.
After opening the menu in the renshuu app, tap the settings icon and scroll down to the bottom of the settings panel. The code should be there!
Get extra roles in the renshuu discord and access to user-only features being developed for @kaochan.
After opening the menu in the renshuu app, tap the settings icon and scroll down to the bottom of the settings panel. The code should be there!
/comic
Fetch a Japanese learning comic from renshuu
These comics mostly come from the grammar library on renshuu.org and the renshuu app.
These comics mostly come from the grammar library on renshuu.org and the renshuu app.
/conj [WORD]
Get conjugations for a verb or adjective
Enter the base (dictionary) form of an adjective or verb and get a list of all the conjugated forms for that term.
Enter the base (dictionary) form of an adjective or verb and get a list of all the conjugated forms for that term.
/grammar [SEARCH]
Get info about Japanese grammar
Search from the 875+ grammar library on renshuu.org. You can enter a snippet of the Japanese contained in the grammar, such as たい, こと, ている, 次第, etc.
Search from the 875+ grammar library on renshuu.org. You can enter a snippet of the Japanese contained in the grammar, such as たい, こと, ている, 次第, etc.
/kanji [SEARCH]
Get detailed info about a kanji, or search for kanji via reading, stroke count, definition, etc.
You can use this command to search renshuu's kanji dictionary. Both kanji characters and information about the kanji can be used in the search.
Search Examples
You can use this command to search renshuu's kanji dictionary. Both kanji characters and information about the kanji can be used in the search.
Search Examples
本 (for a single kanji lookup)こう,
シャ, etc. (to search for a reading)
15,
-5(up to 5),
10-(stroke counts)
man(definition search)
さんずい(radical search)
/parse [JAPANESE]
Have renshuu break apart a Japanese phrase and give you word and conjugation info
Enter a phrase, sentence, or sentences and have renshuu break it apart and analyze the words used in the Japanese.
Get word meanings, conjugation data, and more!
The parser works better the more kanji present. If the parser splits up the Japanese in the wrong place, you can use spaces between words to gives hints to the parser.
Enter a phrase, sentence, or sentences and have renshuu break it apart and analyze the words used in the Japanese.
Get word meanings, conjugation data, and more!
The parser works better the more kanji present. If the parser splits up the Japanese in the wrong place, you can use spaces between words to gives hints to the parser.
/profile
Show off your current renshuu level and Kao-chan avatar!
You must have previously linked your renshuu account to your discord account via the /link command.
You must have previously linked your renshuu account to your discord account via the /link command.
/word [SEARCH]
Search renshuu's dictionary and get meanings, example sentences, and pictures.
You can use this command to search renshuu's word dictionary. You can lookup individual words as well as search for others
Search Examples
You can use this command to search renshuu's word dictionary. You can lookup individual words as well as search for others
Search Examples
本たべる
spicy