This list has been broken up by category, that way you can find the things you’re most interested in quickly and easily (without having to scroll through the entire list). Within each category, I’ve listed resources starting with my favorites and working my way down. Those marked with a tofugu logo () are “Tofugu approved,” which mostly just means they’ll give you a warm and … [ Read more ]
Source: Tofugu | Subject: Miscellaneous | Other
The Japanese learning industry has, for all intents and purposes, failed you. It’s not your fault that learning kanji is like hitting your face on a curb, it’s the industry as a whole. Sure, there are pockets here and there that are pretty smart about it, but they tend to be small and nobody really knows about them. Most likely, you know what your teachers … [ Read more ]
Source: Tofugu | Subjects: Kanji, Language Learning Tips
“Nowadays, Japanese language schools are facing a new era in which their values are being questioned. Within this context, we at Kyoto Minsai Japanese Language School aim to give not only the meaning and information found in words through Japanese language education, but also an understanding of Japanese culture and the ways of thinking of Japanese people and their everyday life, through these experiences our … [ Read more ]
Subject: Schools
Learn japanese vocabulary with Twitter! You will learn a new word every day. Each word will be written in kanji, hiragana, romaji and english.
Subject: Twitter
Enter the dictionary form of a Japanese verb and click the button.
Editor’s Note: I haven’t used the site yet, and based on the description the conjugation is based on a programmatic algorithm which may or may not be robust enough to do the job. But, it seems like a good addition to the online Japanese language learning universe.
Subject: Grammar
Excel@Japanese is a new way to learn vocabulary and Kanji quickly to prepare you for all levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test or general reading fluency. Download the Excel@Japanese spreadsheet to learn up to 7000 Japanese words and their Kanji.
Features:
* Covers all Kanji vocabulary words from all JLPT levels. We will be adding all JLPT non-Kanji vocabulary shortly.
* Simple to use. … [ Read more ]
Source: darg | Subject: Kanji
Read the Kanji is an quiz application bent on allowing passionate Japanese learners to hone their kanji skills to perfection. We want to show our users that with practice, learning kanji is not impossible, but in fact very doable. Also, we try to make in fun (and challenging) in the process.
In the current version, we are focusing on JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) vocabulary … [ Read more ]
Source: Joe Ellis | Subject: Kanji
世界と日本の童話 – 昔話集
You can listen to some children’s stories on this site. When you click “お話しを表示する”, you can see the script.
Source: hukumusume.com | Subject: Reading Material
This list was produced by scanning over a million kanji on thousands of Japanese web pages and ranking them according to the number of times they were seen. In total, over 3200 distinct characters were encountered. However, in order to eliminate anomalous entries at the lower end of the frequency scale, the list was arbitrarily truncated at 2000 entries.
Each kanji character on this page is … [ Read more ]
Source: Paul Battley | Subject: Kanji
This blog is for people who are interested in taking their Japanese to a higher level.
Source: Mark Wehlack | Subject: Blogs
This site offers fee-based online study, though there are some free materials as well (which require a registration). I haven’t checked it out too thoroughly, but it appears to be focused on lower level students.
Source: hesjapanese.com | Subject: Online Lessons
renshuu.org is a collection of resources and personalized tools for studying and mastering Japanese vocabulary and kanji. Information exists for the Genki, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese for Busy People, JLPT and Kanji Kentei.
You can use this site without registering, but the free registration allows you access to personal quiz history, a quiz scheduler (great for the JLPT!), and an advanced quiz system that keeps track … [ Read more ]
Source: Michael Hominick | Subject: Kanji
JOI is an online Japanese school. Learn Japanese online in real time. Take online Japanese classes – group classes, private lessons, or JLPT lessons – from native, professional Japanese teachers.
Connect a headset to your PC or Mac (webcam optional), and you have an instant online Japanese school. Learn Japanese at your pace from professional Japanese teachers.
Source: Earth Communications | Subject: Schools
The Learnit widget is a simple & intelligent tool for building vocabulary. Users are shown a dynamic list of 10 words from a chosen language pair. The learnit widget can be positioned on social network homepages, search engines & blogs, and is available as a Google gadget which can be added to any web page. Subscription to extra features (such as sound) is an option … [ Read more ]
Source: Learnit | Subjects: Language Study, Vocabulary / Phrases
Irasshai gets up close and intimate with video learners through the easy, engaging manner of Dr. Tim Cook, the course instructor. Tim takes students on a personal journey to where Japanese is spoken, sometimes to predictable places-inside a Japanese home or an office building in Tokyo. Sometimes the places are less predictable, such as a sushi bar in Atlanta or a fishing hole in the … [ Read more ]
Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting | Subject: Video / Audio
This site provides a widget that you can use to include a random kanji in your blog (or any website).
Source: Joseph McDermott | Subject: Software / Tools
With this online dictionary you can lookup the details and pronunciations of Kanji. Each Kanji is presented by a grade, a stroke count, an enlarging image with Kyokasho (Kyoukasho) font, stroke order, radical, English meaning, On-yomi (phonetic reading), Kun-yomi (native Japanese reading), the example of each reading, and special reading. Moreover, each Kanji has audio files so you can listen to the pronunciation of the … [ Read more ]
Source: Saiga | Subject: Translate
Harvey Beasley has produced a new blog based on the idea of learning Japanese through print ads and posters. Japanese Ads features one ad per post and Harvey’s dissection of the meaning and cultural nuance therein. It is, like all great ideas, simple in its elegance and a great way to learn Japanese in the context of real word usage. Harvey does a great … [ Read more ]
Source: Harvey Beasley | Subject: Reading Material
Joeisjapanese is an animated series about haafu Joe McCunney’s adventures in Japan – witty, dry and based on reality if you believe the advertising. At the moment there is only a single long teaser clip on the site, but well worth a look, and the English subtitles will help beginners follow along. High production values and good writing. [courtesy of Nihongojouzu.com]
Source: Joeisjapanese.com | Subjects: Anime / Manga, Multimedia, Video / Audio
NJ contains regular sections, interspersed with feature and seasonal articles. The regular columns:
* NJ News
* Kanji Breakthrough
* Passing the JETRO Business Japanese Test
* Composition Clinic – improve your written Japanese
* Passing the JLPT
* Reading Time
* Using Manga to Improve Conversation
Most of the articles are either bilingual or have English language explanations sprinkled here and there, but the layout … [ Read more ]
Source: ALC Press | Subjects: Language Study, Reading Material