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Japanese language resources focusing on learning: online courses, teacher resources, etc. Language schools should be submitted to Reference/Education/International/Language_Schools/Japanese or Regional/Asia/Japan/Education/Language/Japanese_Language_Schools.

Resources in This Category

• Charles Kelly's Web-based Japanese Language Study Materials

  http://www.manythings.org/japanese/
  Free online quizzes, flashcards and word lists. Covers romaji, hiragana, katakana, kanji, Japanese newspaper words, and reading signs.

• CosCom Japanese Language School

  http://www.coscom.co.jp/
  Offers introductory study materials including audio files and grammar lessons. Also has books, e-books, and picture cards for sale.

• Elementary Japanese Language Course - Nihongo Shoho

  http://i33www.ira.uka.de/~bgarz/nihongoshoho/
  Full course (34 lessons) based on the book Nihongo Shoho, with mp3 files, vocabulary trainer, word and kanji index, and other resources. Some free lessons, most content requires purchase.

• Erin's Challenge! I can speak Japanese.

  https://www.erin.ne.jp/en/
  A website by The Japan Foundation for Japanese learners with educational videos and interactive exercises.

• infocobuild | Learning Japanese

  http://www.infocobuild.com/language/japanese/japanese.html
  A collection of online resources designed to help people learn Japanese.

• Japan Culture Study Group

  http://www014.upp.so-net.ne.jp/nbunka/
  Several Japanese lessons and explanations made by Japanese instructors.

• Japanese for the Western Brain

  http://kimallen.sheepdogdesign.net/Japanese/index.html
  A series of articles outlining the basic parts of Japanese speech from an English-speaker's perspective.

• Japanese LinguaLift

  http://japanese.lingualift.com/
  Online Japanese textbook, SRS kanji and vocabulary review tools, and fun educational games.

• Japanese Podcasting Lessons

  http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/
  Learn basic Japanese through video podcasts.

• Japanese Verb Conjugator

  http://www.japaneseverbconjugator.com/
  Provides a conjugation table for the dictionary form of Japanese verbs. Includes a list of basic verbs.

• Japanese-Online

  http://www.japanese-online.com/
  Free Japanese language lessons and translated math story problems from Japan's jr. high math placement tests.

• Japanesepod101.com

  http://japanesepod101.com/
  Daily podcasts that teach Japanese from beginning to advanced levels. Requires registration. Only some content is available free.

• Kana Flashcards

  http://www.zompist.com/flash.html
  Kana online learning tool.

• Kanji Clinic

  http://www.kanjiclinic.com/
  A column appearing every third Friday in The Japan Times aiming at providing practical advice to non-Japanese adults striving to become literate in Japanese by learning the 1,945 general-use kanji. It is written by Mary Sisk Noguchi, associate professor at Meijo University in Nagoya, Japan.

• Learn Japanese

  http://nihongoup.com/
  Integrated learning solution for a learner of Japanese. Learn, review, and practice Japanese in one easy to use package, online or on the go.

• Learn Japanese Online

  http://www.easyjapanese.org/
  Introduces basic Japanese with flash quizzes that test kana and vocabulary.

• Mainichi-Kanji

  http://mainichi.incors.com/
  Introduces a new kanji on each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples. On weekends the week's kanji are reviewed. The site can be viewed on any computer, no Japanese fonts are required.

• NHK Japanese Lessons for English Speakers

  http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/
  Japan's publicly-funded broadcasting corporation offers free audio lessons.

• Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese

  http://www.learn-japanese.info/
  Covers basic grammar and vocabulary.

• Nihongo Pera Pera (Fluent Japanese)

  http://www.nihongoperapera.com/
  An introduction to computer software and study techniques for becoming fluent in Japanese.

• Real Kana

  http://www.realkana.com/
  A simple site for learning and practicing hiragana and katakana, the two Japanese syllabaries.

• Rikai

  http://www.rikai.com/
  Free site that allows you to read Japanese kanji on any webpage by passing your mouse cursor over the characters.

• Skritter

  http://www.skritter.com/
  Write Japanese and Chinese characters with a mouse or a tablet and get a score and suggestions on how to improve your handwriting.

• Tagaini Jisho

  http://www.tagaini.net/
  A free, open source Japanese dictionary and study assistant software.

• The Japanese Page

  http://www.thejapanesepage.com/
  Learn interesting Japanese while having fun. Grammar, kanji, culture and a little bit of everything Japanese for free.

• The Kanji Site

  http://www.kanjisite.com/
  A step-by-step guide to hundreds of kanji, with random testing and a search function. Intended for JLPT study. Works on machines without Japanese support.

• The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese

  http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html
  Webpage version of the sci.lang.japan guide to basic Japanese grammar and syntax.

• U-biq

  http://u-biq.org/
  Offers beginning and intermediate online textbook with corresponding tests, as well as information on different dialects and a notice board for meeting conversation partners.

• Web Japanese

  http://webjapanese.com/
  Today's Kanji, daily and monthly columns for students of the Japanese language.

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