Language Study
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Apps [7 Posts]
Articles [3 Posts]
Books [26 Posts]
- 13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese
- 2001 kanji: Structure analysis, association method, fully cross referenced, fast visual index
- A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters
- A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters: REVIEW
- All About Particles: A Handbook of Japanese Function Words
- Basic Connections: Making Your Japanese Flow
- Breaking into Japanese Literature
- Common Japanese Phrases (決まり文句の辞典)
- Complete Master Series-The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
- Crazy for Kanji: A Student’s Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters
- Gateway to Japan (Kodansha Guide)
- How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese: A Vocabulary Builder
- Instant Business Japanese: Real Life Skills for Real Life Situations
- Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication
- Japanese Textbook Discussion Board: List of Books
- Kotoba Tsukaikata Ejiten (ことばつかいかた絵じてん)
- Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don’t Tell You
- Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel
- O-Hayo Sensei’s Online Japan Bookstore
- Pictures from the water trade: An Englishman in Japan
- Pimsleur Comprehensive Japanese
- Read Real Japanese: All You Need to Enjoy Eight Contemporary Writers
- Remembering the Kanji I
- Sing Japanese: The Fun Approach to Studying Japanese
- Storyteller Book
- The Complete Japanese Expression Guide
General [8 Posts]
Grammar [39 Posts]
- A Japanese guide to Japanese grammar
- A Logical Japanese Grammar
- About.com Japanese Grammar/Expressions Lessons
- Bible Japanese Page – Weekly Grammar Example
- Bunpo
- CMJ Grammar Online
- Conversation Openers and Fillers
- Fast Track – 100 Grammar & Useful Phrase Bits
- Japanese for the Western Brain
- Japanese Structure vs English Structure
- jGram – Japanese Grammar Database
- Jim’s Japanese Grammar Summary
- JLPT Stories
- Lessons in Japanese on WagaWiki
- Making Sense of な-Adjectives and の-Adjectives
- Manga Sensei
- Marshall’s Blog
- Nagoya University CMJ Grammar Online!
- Nihongo Notes
- Nihongo Resouces
- Nihongo to Tabi (日本語 to 旅)
- Obenkyo (Android)
- Particles (About.com)
- Sentence Ending Particles
- The “Passive”
- The Causative/Permissive
- The Extended Use of the Verb “Suru”
- The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
- The Ultimate Guide To: は vs が (The ONLY lesson you need!)
- Tim’s Takamatsu: Language
- Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator
- Wikibooks Japanese
- Wikipedia Japanese grammar
- Yookoso Email Lists
- さすが Is Not Always a Compliment
- やさしい日本語 | Easy Japanese Grammar lessons
- よ and ね: What Do These Particles Really Mean to Japanese Speakers?
- 日本語文型バンク (Japanese Grammar Point Bank)
- 日本語阜ｻ文型辞典
JLPT Exam [20 Posts]
- Drill the Kanji – JLPT Kanji Review Tool
- e-Japanese
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test First and Second Grade Study Guide
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test Resources
- JEES Guide to the Japanese language proficiency test (in Japan)
- JLPT – Level 2 Vocabulary Quizzes
- JLPT – Level 3 Vocabulary Quizzes
- JLPT – Level 4 Vocabulary Quizzes
- JLPT Grammar Guide
- JLPT Kanji Project
- JLPT Level 4 Vocabulary Quiz
- JLPT Level N3 Kanji
- JLPT Level N4 Kanji
- JLPT Level N5 Kanji
- JLPT Stories
- JLPT Vocabulary Lists
- kanji-a-day
- MLC Meguro Language Center – Free Material
- speedanki.com
- The JLPT Study Page
Kanji [59 Posts]
- A Door to the World of Kanji
- About.com Kanji Land
- All About Radicals
- Asian Language Terminology
- Benjamin Barrett’s Japanese Lesson Pages
- Excel@Japanese
- Handwritten Kanji Recognition
- Hans Wadsten’s Nippon Portal
- Henshall Kanji Mnemonics
- How I Learned 1,607 Chinese Characters in 18 Months
- How To Identify A Kanji That You Don’t Know
- How to Learn 2,000 Kanji in 3 Months: Mission Possible
- japanese-kanji.org
- Java Kanji Flashcards 500
- JLPT Level N3 Kanji
- JLPT Level N4 Kanji
- JLPT Level N5 Kanji
- Joyo 96
- Kanji (Wikipedia Encyclopedia Entry)
- Kanji by Frequency
- Kanji Clinic
- Kanji Dictionary Publishing Society
- Kanji FAQ
- Kanji Games
- Kanji Names Project
- Kanji Practice
- Kanji Radical List
- Kanji Radical List
- Kanji Writing Exercise Sheets
- Kanji.kiev.ua
- KanjiGymLight
- KanjiKit.net
- kanjiPod
- Kanjiroushi kanji a day RSS feeds
- Kanjistep.com
- Kiki’s Kanji Dictionary
- Look Up Kanji by Radical
- Mainichi-Kanji
- Manga Sensei
- More About Kanji
- Nihongo Ganbatte!!
- Nintendo DS, kanji dictionary
- Obenkyo (Android)
- OCha No Kanji
- Outline of Japanese Writing System
- Radical positions and Japanese names
- Radicals
- Read the Kanji
- renshuu.org
- Slime Forest Adventure
- The 214 radicals and their English names
- The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Learning Kanji
- The Different Ways To Learn Kanji, As I See It
- The Kanji SITE
- The Kanjipocolypse Is Here: 196 Additional Kanji To Be Added To The Joyo Kanji List
- The Top Two Thousand Kanji
- Which Japanese-English Character Dictionary Can Best Meet Your Kanji-Learning Needs?
- Yookoso Email Lists
- 主な部首名と漢字
Language Exchange [14 Posts]
- Crisscross Friends
- e-Japanese Language Exchange
- Have Your Japanese Corrected by Native Speakers’ Journal
- Japanese is nihongo
- Japanese Language Meetup
- Japanese Penpals
- JapaneseLearning.com Friends
- MyLanguageExchange.com
- Phrasebase
- Sharese.com
- The MIXXER
- Tokyo Friends Club
- VibeJapan Friend Finder
- World Friend Network – Japan
Language Learning Tips [9 Posts]
- “What I Use To Study Japanese” – Jonathan Kirk from Kanshudo
- 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Japanese Learning When I Was First Starting Out
- Brian Rak’s Learn Japanese Page
- Chung’s Study Method (英語は絶対、勉強するな!)
- How Romaji Can Ruin Your Day
- How To Type (Hidden) Special Characters In Japanese
- Japanese Language Strategy
- The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Learning Kanji
- Useful Tips for Typing in Japanese and English in MS Windows
Miscellaneous | Other [15 Posts]
- About.com Japanese Language Newsletter
- Bible Japanese Page
- Expressions Used in Letters
- Japan Newbie
- Japanese (App)
- Kansai Ben
- LangCorrect
- LearnJapanese (Sabotage Internet)
- Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language
- NIHONGO eな
- Nihonshock’s Japanese cheat sheet
- Reading Japanese Signs
- Teach Yourself Japanese
- Tofugu’s 100 Best Resources For Learning Japanese
- WWOOF Japan – Work Your Way Around Japan
Online Lessons [17 Posts]
- Charles Kelly’s Online Japanese Language Study Materials
- David Hallgren’s Nihongo Website
- ECIS Internet Broadcast (インタネート放送局)
- eLanguageSchool.net
- Genki Self-Study Pages
- hesjapanese.com
- HSC Online – Japanese Course Materials
- Japanese-Online.com
- JOSHU
- Live from Tokyo
- MIT Japanese Language Program Materials
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- MLC Meguro Language Center – Free Material
- NHK World Japanese Lessons
- Nihongo Resouces
- Tanabata
- York University Japanese Studies Program Materials
Pera Pera Penguin [1 Post]
Products [3 Posts]
Reading Material [42 Posts]
- “Day to Day” and “Story for You” from Tree
- Amazon’s Kindle USA Now Offering Japanese eBooks; Here’s How To Study With Them
- Aozora (青空文庫)
- ＢＯＴさんのおはなし
- Bunsuke’s Newsletter
- Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education 日本語ものがたり
- Digital E-hon Site (デジタル絵本)
- DoCoMo Digital Library – 日本のむかしばなし
- E-Kanji
- Furigana Toggle (Firefox Addon)
- Harry Potter and reading for vocabulary
- Hitokuchi Douwa (ひとくち童話 )
- IPA furigana (Chrome Extension)
- IPA furigana (Firefox Addon)
- Japan Reader
- Japanese Ads – Learning Japanese Through Print Ads
- Japanese as a Second Language Pleasure reading (娯楽のための読書)
- Japanese Reading Practice For Beginners
- Japanese Text Initiative
- Kanji Converter
- Kata (片) — Japanese Text Segmentation Android App
- Ken Ijikevich Ujie’s Reading Materials
- Logos Children’s Library
- Manabi Reader (iOS)
- Manga Club
- Mangarama
- News in Slow Japanese
- NHK News Web Easier
- Nihongo Everyday
- Old Stories of Japan (日本昔ばなし)
- popIn WAVE
- Reajer
- Satori Reader
- TangoRisto
- WEB絵本胡桃の森 (Web picture book walnut forest)
- Why Japanese reading comprehension matters
- Yomihoudai
- Yomiuri Shinbun letters page (発言小町）
- チュウ太の読解教材バンク (Reading Comprehension Teaching Materials Bank)
- 福娘童話集 (fukumusumedouwashuu)
- 電子文藝館小説
- 青空朗読 (Aozora Audio Reader)
Schools [9 Posts]
- Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education
- Cornell FALCON Program
- Japanese Language Institute (JLI), IEC
- Japanese Language School Database
- Japanese Online Institute (JOI)
- Kyoto Minsai Japanese Language School
- Language Course Finder
- MIT-Japan Program
- Study in Japan Comprehensive Guide
Software / Tools [27 Posts]
- “What I Use To Study Japanese” – Jonathan Kirk from Kanshudo
- Canon Wordtank G70 Review (with SR-E10000 comparison)
- dafont.com – Japanese Fonts
- Differences between Seiko and Canon Wordtanks and the Seiko SR-E9000
- Furigana Toggle (Firefox Addon)
- IPA furigana (Chrome Extension)
- IPA furigana (Firefox Addon)
- Japanese Notes on your Ipod
- Japanese Text
- Japanize
- JFC (Japanese Flash Card) Program
- JWPce
- Kanji Converter
- Kanji My Blog
- Kanji Trainer Penpen
- Kanshudo
- Kata (片) — Japanese Text Segmentation Android App
- KingKanji
- Lorenzi’s Jisho
- Mazii
- Nintendo DS Lite
- Rikaichamp (Firefox Addon)
- Rikaikun (Chrome Extension)
- Samurai Kanji
- The Super Dictionary
- The Tanaka Corpus
- WaKan
Teaching / Tutoring [3 Posts]
Translate [29 Posts]
- Babel Fish Translation
- Denshi Jisho
- Eijiro on the Web (ALC)
- Hiragana no Megane
- Japanese (App)
- Japanese Kanji Dictionary (with Sound)
- JEDict
- Jeffrey’s Japanese⇔English Dictionary Server
- jeKai Japanese-English dictionary project
- Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC Dictionary Server
- Jisho
- Jishonari
- Kanshudo
- Lorenzi’s Jisho
- Lycos Online Electronic Dictionary
- Mazii
- nciku Japanese Dictionary
- Online-Dictionary.biz
- POPjisyo.com
- Reading Tutor
- Rikaikun (Chrome Extension)
- RomajiDesu
- Tagaini Jisho
- Tangorin 「単語林」ｵﾝﾗｲﾝ和英辞典
- Transmiti
- weblio
- Websaru
- What’s The Best Japanese Language Electronic Dictionary?
- Which Japanese-English Character Dictionary Can Best Meet Your Kanji-Learning Needs?
Twitter [1 Post]
Video / Audio [79 Posts]
- 10 Incredible Japanese Movies You Need to Watch RIGHT Now
- Ako Nihongo Lessons and 日本語 with あこ
- Awesome Japanese YouTubers
- BROVISION
- ChannelJ
- Children of Japan
- Describing Random Images in Japanese – Wikimedia
- Documentary On Japanese Sushi
- ECIS Internet Broadcast (インタネート放送局)
- Erin’s Challenge
- fM Google Video Downloader
- fm Osaka
- Fuji Family / バイリンガルファミリー
- George and Keiko
- Good Learner, Bad Learner
- Gyao
- Hello Tokyo – Puzzles of Daily Life
- How they learn English in Japan
- How to Learn Japanese from Songs
- HSC Online – Japanese Course Materials
- iiV (Internet Interactive TV)
- Intermediate-Japanese Online Music
- Irasshai Video Lesson Website
- Japan-A-Radio
- Japancast.net
- Japanese Classical Literature at Bedtime Podcast
- Japanese Podcast for Beginners (Nihongo con Teppei)
- Japanese Swotter
- Japanese TV and movies’ transcripts
- Japanese TV on Youtube
- Japanese with Teppei and Noriko
- JapanesePod101.com
- JLPT Stories
- Joe is Japanese
- Kanda (神田) Podsayings Podcast
- Konnichi What’s Up
- kzi-fm
- Learn Japanese Podcast
- Learn Japanese with Noriko
- Let’s Learn Japanese
- Let’s Learn Japanese From Small Talk
- Live365.com – Japanese
- Mayumi K’s Osaka dialect 大阪弁 Japanese Podcast
- mp3japan
- MyKikitori
- News in Slow Japanese
- NHK World Japanese Lessons
- Nihongo con Teppei
- Nihongo Juku – A resource for students of Japanese
- Nihongo o Manabou (にほんごをまなぼう)
- Nihongo to Tabi (日本語 to 旅)
- nihongo.fm
- Nippon VoiceBlog
- Nあ～ Casual Nihongo
- Onomappu
- Petit Kanji
- popIn WAVE
- Sakura Tips
- samurai.fm
- Studying With Japanese Drama: The Step-By-Step Guide
- TalkSushi Learn Japanese Podcast
- The 24 Best Japanese Dramas to Binge and Learn Japanese
- The Real Japanese Podcast
- The Ultimate Guide To: は vs が (The ONLY lesson you need!)
- Watch Sailor Moon, Learn Japanese
- wwwiTV (World Wide Internet TV)
- Yahoo! goes hard gay
- Yomiuri Online Online Video
- YouGlish
- あまね☆ごえ (amanegoe)
- アヤカのとつげき英会話 (Ayaka’s Surprise English Lesson)
- けんと レイディオ Channel
- セサミストリート日本公式 (Sesame Street Dubbed into Japanese)
- ちまたの日本語 – “Real World” Japanese
- にほんごボックス
- 怜祈の日常ですよ？(Reiki no Nichijou Desu Yo)
- 阜ｻよみ作品集 (Hyogen Yomi Sakuhinshuu)
- 青空朗読 (Aozora Audio Reader)
- 題名未定キャスト (Daimei Mitei Cast)
Vocabulary / Phrases [43 Posts]
- 261 Commonly-Used Japanese Adjectives
- Common Japanese Terms in Anime
- Counters
- English-Japanese Vocabulary Quizzes
- Having sex in Japanese
- healthhokkaido Symptom Translator
- Is あなた Polite or Rude?
- Japanese Onomatopoeia in Action
- Japanese Swadesh List
- Konnichi What’s Up
- Konnichiwa Podcast
- Language Express Kana Game
- Learn Native Japanese (LNJ)
- Life Science Dictionary Project
- Making love in Japanese
- Manabi Reader (iOS)
- Marshall’s Blog
- minna no benkyou
- Names in Japanese
- Nathan Mrvichin’s Nihongo stoof (Yookoso! vocabulary)
- News in Slow Japanese
- Nihongo Shticks
- Nihongo to Tabi (日本語 to 旅)
- Obenkyo (Android)
- Onomappu
- Onomatopedia
- Onomatopoeic Expressions
- Relationships with Animals: Cats
- Simple Japanese Phrases
- Talking on the Phone
- TangoRisto
- Tatoeba
- The 100 Most Important Japanese Words You Should Know
- What Should I Call “You”?
- Yoji-Jukugo
- YouGlish
- さすが Is Not Always a Compliment
- よ and ね: What Do These Particles Really Mean to Japanese Speakers?
- 中 vs 内: The Difference Between These Two Japanese Words for ”Inside”
- 助数詞を練習 (じょすうしをれんしゅう) – Let’s review Japanese counters!
- 気ままに日本語 (Kimama ni, Nihongo)
- 語彙数推定テスト (Vocabulary Assessment Test)
- 関西弁 (kansai dialect)