Japanese Language

Resources for Learning Japanese

Why Study Japanese

Japanese Language | Online Dictionaries | Useful Apps | Search Engines
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1. Japanese Language

• Introduction to Japanese & Japan Trivia Questions
• Genki Online – Self-Study Room: 3rd Edition  |  2nd Edition
• OJAD (Online Japanese Accent Dictionary)
• Challenging Sounds (Practice the difficult pronunciation)
• Japanese sound system and pronunciation
• Reading Tutor (Japanese Language Reading Tutorial System)
• Japanese Language Learning Tools on the Web
• Learn Japanese (TOFUGU)
• NIHONGO eな   You can search for site by subject or level
• JF Japanese e-Learning Minato みなと
• Marugoto (Japanese Language and Culture)
• Marugoto Plus (Videos on Japanese culture)
• Erin’s Challenge – Free Japanese learning website, even beginners can enjoy!
• Japanese in Anime and Manga
• Suiren – Explore the relationships of kanji by creating memorable connections
• Tae Kim’s Japanese Grammar Guide (free app for iPhone and iPad)
• Hirogaru Nihongo (for beginners0   Explore more of Japan and Japanese by topics
• Online Learning Module: Reading practice for advanced learners
• Japan-Easy by NHK World-Japan
• Digital Ehon (Picture Books) (Voices Windows only)

2. Online Dictionaries

• Weblio English-Japanese Dictionary (Click here for more details!)
• Hiragana Megane – How to read Japanese  (Enter URL and the system adds hiragana on each kanji)
• Rikai.com (Rikaichan for add-on) You can check kanji reading and meaning.
• Popjisho (You can read any Japanese websites or texts with pop-up hints)
• Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC
• Jisyo.org
• たんごりん(Tangorin) Japanese-English dictionary
• Nihongo Dict (Japanese-English/English-Japanese dictionary)

3. Useful Apps

• Shirabe Jisyo (App for iPhone and iPad) It has the handwriting function.
• Imiwa? (App for iPhone and iPad)
• Japanese 日本語 “More than a dictionary”   (App for iPhone/iPad & Android)
• Hiragana Memory Hint (iPhone and Android)
• Kana bimoji (iPhone/iPad & Android)
• Hiragana Memory Hint (iPhone & Android)
• Katakana Memory Hint (iPhone & Android)
• Kanji Memory Hint (iPhone & Android)
• GENKI Vocab Cards (iphone & android App)
• GENKI Kanji Cards – Learning Basic Kanji through Vocabulary (iphone & android App)
• GENKI Conjugation Cards (iPhone)
• ゆにおん(Union) for the practice of special sounds (App for iPhone/iPad)
• NHK for school (App for iPhone/iPad & android)
• Human Japanese (App for iPhone & android)
• HiNative – Learn Language (Ask Questions, Get Answers) (App for iPhone/iPad & android)
• NHK World (App for iPhone/iPad/Apple TV & android)
• JAPOW! (App for iPhone)

4. Search Engines

• Yahoo Japan
• Google (Japan)
• Bing

5. Japanese Media

• NHK News Web
• NHK Web Easy
• ANN News
• Fuji TV Network
• The Mainichi Newspaper
• Yomiuri Online
• Asahi Shimbun
• Asahi Shinbun (WEBRONZA)
• Nikkei Newspaper

6. Japanese Culture and Economy

• Japan Search
• Web-Japan
• Nippon.com: Your Doorway to Japan
• Japan Matters for America
• Begin Japanology (NHK)
• Japan Video Topics
• NHK World
• JETRO United State (Japan External Trade Organization)
• Japan: ABENOMICS

7. Traveling in Japan

• JNTO: Japan Official Guide (日本政府観光局)
• MATCHA Japanese Travel Magazine
• Walking in Tokyo
• Japan Rail Pass
• Consulate General of Japan in New York

8. Japan in USA

• Japan in Your heart
• Cherry Blossom Festival @Philadelphia
• Shofuso Japanese House and Garden @ Philadelphia
• Maido: A marketplace of Japan
• Japanese America Society of of Greater Philadelphia
• Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan in New York
• Japan Foundation in New York
• Kinokuniya Bookstore @ NY
• Book Off  (Second-hand book store) @ NY

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