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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. |
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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. |
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Kanji-Step - http://www.kanjistep.com/
Various learning resources, including animated guides to learning kanji, hiragana, and katakana, as well as more advanced lessons. Also features placement tests, book and multimedia reviews, a forum, and a penpal registry. |
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Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese - http://www.learn-japanese.info/
Covers basic grammar and vocabulary. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Kanji Game - http://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/kanjigame.html
Free online game with multiple levels of difficulty, matching kanji characters to their meanings or hiragana and katakana characters to their pronunciations. |
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Lesson/J - http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/index.html
Java applet offering listening comprehension exercises at various levels of proficiency. |
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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. |
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Kana Flashcards - http://www.zompist.com/flash.html
Kana online learning tool. |
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Web Japanese - http://webjapanese.com/
Today's Kanji, daily and monthly columns for students of the Japanese language. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Real Kana - http://www.realkana.com/
A simple site for learning and practicing hiragana and katakana, the two Japanese syllabaries. |