Learn Japanese with Komi Can’t Communicate

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How hard is the Japanese in Komi Can’t Communicate?

Ikkimi rates Komi Can’t Communicate at N4 to N3 (everyday talk). What sets its level: short lines, written notes on screen. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 16 are easier and 148 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

Format, episodes, year and genres are from AniList’s entry, which may cover only the first season.

The words in the title

The Japanese title, 古見さんは、コミュ症です。, is a first lesson in itself. Its word, as a dictionary lists it:

How to learn Japanese with Komi Can’t Communicate

Ikkimi lists Komi Can’t Communicate on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

On Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome

   Get the extension from the Chrome Web Store and sign in.

2. Play an episode

   Open Komi Can’t Communicate on Netflix. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.

3. Click the words you keep hearing

   The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.

4. Review them later

   Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Komi Can’t Communicate, with the most genres in common first.

Easier

• N5 to N4Teasing Master Takagi-sanからかい上手の高木さんtwo speakers, short linesNetflixCrunchyroll
• N4K-On!けいおん!school club chatter, everyday wordsNetflix
• N4Sweetness & Lightning甘々と稲妻a father and a small child, cooking wordsCrunchyroll

Also N4 to N3

• N4 to N3Horimiyaホリミヤcasual school talk, short scenesCrunchyrollNetflix
• N4 to N3Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You君に届けschool romance, a polite leadNetflixCrunchyroll
• N4 to N3Skip and Loaferスキップとローファーnatural school conversationCrunchyroll

Harder

• N3Toradora!とらドラ！school romance, quick argumentsCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3My Dress-Up Darlingその着せ替え人形は恋をするcasual slang, sewing and cosplay wordsCrunchyroll
• N3Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun月刊少女野崎くんdeadpan comedy, manga-making wordsNetflix

See every N4 to N3 anime or all 192 anime by Japanese level, and read how to learn Japanese by watching anime from zero.

Questions

Is Komi Can’t Communicate good for learning Japanese?

Yes, as an early show. Ikkimi rates it N4 to N3 (everyday talk). What sets its level: short lines, written notes on screen. It is a step up from the very easiest shows, and a good second or third show.

What Japanese level is Komi Can’t Communicate?

N4 to N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 16 are easier and 148 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

Where can I watch Komi Can’t Communicate with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Komi Can’t Communicate on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

What does the title 古見さんは、コミュ症です。 mean, word by word?

コミュ症 (komyushou) means “being bad at communication; being unsociable”.

How many episodes does Komi Can’t Communicate have?

AniList’s entry lists 12 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 2021. Later seasons may be listed separately.

What should I watch before Komi Can’t Communicate?

Shows a little easier than Komi Can’t Communicate, with genres in common: Teasing Master Takagi-san (N5 to N4), K-On! (N4) and Sweetness & Lightning (N4).

Sources: show details from AniList; meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See Credits. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at hello@ikkimi.app.