How to learn Japanese with Python

Takanori Suzuki

Takanori is the Chair of PyCon JP Association(www.pycon.jp) and Co-Chair of PyCon JP 2024. He is also a director of BeProud Inc.(www.beproud.jp), and his title is "Python Climber". Currently he teaches Python to beginners as a lecturer at Python Boot Camp(pycamp.pycon.jp) all over Japan. In addition, he published several Python books. He plays trumpet, climbs boulder, loves ferrets, beer and Lego.

Abstract

Japanese is reportedly one of the most difficult languages for English speakers to learn. (FSI language difficulty: https://www.fsi-language-courses.org/blog/fsi-language-difficulty/) There are many reasons for this, including the fact that there are three types of characters: hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and that words are not separated by spaces. In this talk, I will first introduce what makes Japanese different from many European languages. Then I will show how Python and natural language processing libraries can be used to support Japanese language learning.

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