On-line study pages for beginners
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Grammar & Vocabulary
Genki
Online Flashcards for words and conjugations.
English-Japanese Vocabulary
Quizzes Multiple choice questions covering English to Japanese translation,
and vice versa.
Genki
Exercises Vocabulary quizzes
Reading
Minimini
Ehonkan A great collection of Japanese picture books. PDF, HTML, and Flash
versions are available.
Minwa
Mukashi Banashi no Peeji Folktales from all over the world with pretty GIF
animation and background music.
Reading Tutor
Dictionary-aided readings and comprehension quizzes. A little bit challenging!
Writing & Kanji
Gakushu anime
no yakata Great animation showing how kanji are created.
Gahoh
A page which shows the stroke order of Japanese characters.
Japanese Writing
Tutor Mirror Site Another page which details the stroke order of Japanese
characters.
Japanese
Typing Practice Typing with listening practice.
Japan Poem Japan Poem
electronic greeting service. You can send e-cards with beautiful ancient Japanese
pictures, poems, and sounds.
Java Kanji
Flashcards 500 Paper version of kanji flashcards. Good for your vocabulary
cards.
Kanji Clinic A variety
of articles dealing with kanji learning written in Japan Times.
Kanji
game Fun games for kanji practice.
Katakana
Study Online Introduction of katakana characters with listening and reading
practices.
One
Piece Punch De Typing Exciting games for kana typing.
Listening
Japanese-online
Dialogues with scripts and grammar notes.
Learn Japanese
on the Web Various samples for listening practice.
Lesson/J
Dictation for words and sentences.
MANGARAMA
Comic strips with audio. You can learn colloquial expressions or slang. QuickTime
is required.
Nihongo
o manaboo Short dialogues with animation for listening and learning about
Japanese school life.
Dictionary
Jim
Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server Online dictionary; can
translate words, sentences, and entire volumes of text.
Rikai A neat dictionary
that shows pronunciations and translates English to Japanese and vice versa,
using popup windows for descriptions.