Kaname Naito
Spoken Japanese grammar on YouTube, with free dialogues and paid beginner courses on his site.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumEasyGrammarYouTube, Web
Good fit if
- Learners who want spoken examples of how Japanese is actually said
- People who will use the free dialogues before paying
- Beginners who still need a person on the explanation
Look elsewhere if
- You only needed a free written reference
- You already retrieve the pattern in sentences
- A second paid beginner course would sit beside an open textbook
Kaname Naito teaches how Japanese is spoken, with example sentences and dialogues, rather than how it is usually written in textbooks. Free dialogues with audio live on kaname.me. Paid beginner courses sit on the same site. The YouTube channel is the spoken grammar catalog.
Who it fits
It fits learners who understood a written rule and still want to hear the pattern. Use the free dialogues first.
Limits
It is not Tae Kim as a complete free reference, and it is not Bunpro. Extra writing on other blogs is not the homepage.
Sources checked
Product details can change. Evidence pages and their individual check dates appear below. Profile reviewed Aug 31, 2026.
- Kaname's Japanese official product · checked Aug 31, 2026 · Official site used for spoken-Japanese teaching, free dialogues with audio, and paid beginner courses.
- Kaname Naito on YouTube official product · checked Aug 31, 2026 · Official YouTube channel, also addressed as @kanamenaito, used for the spoken-grammar video format.