Google Directory - Science > Social Sciences > Linguistics > Languages > Natural



Directory

Directory Help
Search only in JapaneseSearch the Web

Japanese

Science > Social Sciences > Linguistics > Languages > Natural > Japanese

Go to Directory Home: [English] [English]

Categories

Dialects (7)
Educational Software (22)
Japanese Dictionaries (41)
Learning (40)
Resources (9)

Web Pages

Viewing in Google PageRank order View in alphabetical order

	Nihongo: Japanese Language - http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm Articles reflecting on miscellaneous aspects of the language, thorough resources for Japanese numbers and counters, and lengthy list of summaries of books for learning Japanese.
	Reading Tutor Homepage - http://language.tiu.ac.jp/index_e.html Designed to help JFL/JSL learners improve their reading skills in Japanese. Has bilingual dictionary; vocabulary and kanji level checkers.
	Osaka Shoin Women's College - http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/index-e.htm The Japanese Language Research Center.
	Your Name In Japanese - http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/ Translates any name phonetically into Japanese kanji.
	The Kanji Master Program - http://www.kotoba-project.com/ Site devoted to the study of kanji in the light of their history and place within Chinese and Japanese civilization.

	Japanese wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no - http://www.kortlandt.nl/publications/art191e.pdf Scholarly study of the syntax of the six most common post-nominal particles in Japanese, by Frederik Kortlandt.
	Classical Japanese Language and Literature - http://www.classical-japanese.net/ This site teaches classical Japanese through poems and extracts from literary classics. Grammatical points are explained.
	Gender Distinction in Japanese - http://www.coolest.com/jpfm.htm Essay on "Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japanese Language".
	Kanji Names Project - http://www2.gol.com/users/billp/students/kanjiname/ Descriptions of Japanese names in English with kanji image files, and information on kanji books.
	All the Japanese Slang You Can Stand - http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/ Dictionary of slang terms, with an introductory page offering general advice and book recommendations to people interested in learning Japanese.

	Otake Japanese Calligraphy - http://www5.big.or.jp/~otake/hey/fude00.htm Pictures of kanji characters and their meanings in several categories. Also features a list of many common English names transliterated into kana characters.
	Origins of the Japanese Language - http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/jpp/japor.html Presents a theory on the origin of the Japanese language, addressing issues of whether it is an isolate and its relationship to surrounding languages.
	Keiichiro's Home Page - http://home.att.net/~keiichiro/ Features lengthy list of "Janglish" words used in contemporary Japanese, including their pronunciation and meaning, as well as brief articles on features of English confusing to a speaker of Japanese and examples of Japanese brand names.
	The Origins of Kanji in Japan - http://www.logoi.com/notes/kanji_origins.html The history of kanji and how it came to be used in Japanese writing.
	Kanji.com - http://www.kanji.com/ Writings on the kanji character system.

	The Japanese Language - http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LANGUAGE.HTM Gives a linguistic look at Japanese, its classification, and its changes from adoption of Chinese characters and development of its own syllabaries.
	My Furusato - http://www.japanippon.com/ Features eight basic Japanese lessons, stories, Japanese proverbs related to smiling, and miscellaneous personal features.
	Discovery Information's Kanji Lessons - http://www.discover.btinternet.co.uk/ Free online kanji lessons and links to Japanese-related sites.
	The World Slang Database - Japanese - http://www.coolslang.com/bislang.php?LanguageFromCode=jpn&LanguageToCode=eng A collaborative dictionary of Japanese slang and its origins. Definitions in English and Japanese.

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

The content of the Google directory is based on the Open Directory and is enhanced using Google's own technology.
The following Open Directory editors contributed to this category:
pwillener