Japanese Resources
Study Resources
- The Kanji SITE - a guide for students of Japanese
by Chris Jennings
an extensive resource for self-study -- 1000 Kanji rollover flashcards
with links to info on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
http://www.kanjisite.com/
- Kana Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
by Tad Perry at Monash University
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/～jwb/kanaqadgtj.html
- Rikai.com
An extremely useful resource for the intermediate reader that uses dHTML
to provide English glosses for Japanese texts the user provides
http://www.rikai.com/cgi-bin/HomePage.pl?Language=En
- Tables for Conjugating Japanese Verbs
by Paul Burchard at U of Minn
http://www.geom.umn.edu/～burchard/nihongo/endings.html
- Gahoh Home Page
by Masayoshi Kanai
learn the stroke order of Hiragana, Katakana, and the readings of hundreds of Kanji
http://www.menet.ed.jp/edu/gahoh/home.html
- Genki Flash Cards
from genki.japantimes.co.jp
quizzes for hiragana, katakana, and basic vocabulary
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/self.en.html
- Japanese Online
free online language lessons
from Pacific Software company
http://www.japanese-online.com/
Reference
- Jim Breen's Japanese-English Dictionary Server
One of the most full-featured kanji resources on the web.
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/∼jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C
- Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
A cooperative project of The Ohio State University Libraries,
the University of Minnesota Libraries, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Libraries. The project provides a user-friendly, searchable catalog through
which researchers and students have quick and easy access to high quality
Web resources originating in Asia identified, evaluated, selected and cataloged
by area library specialists.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/PAIR/
- Jeffrey's Japanese-English
Dictionary Server
bilingual dictionary, no Japanese language functionality required
http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e/euc/tty/dict
- Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks
extensive collection of annotated and up-to-date links on Japanese
language learning & teaching, Japanese news, media & culture.
http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/
Media
- Explore Japan
from the Japanese National Tourist Organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/
- Yomiuri Shimbun
bilingual
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
- Asahi.com
Asahi Shimbun online
bilingual
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html
- Mainichi Shimbun
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/
- NHK
Japan's public broadcasting station
http://www.nhk.or.jp/
- Studio Ghibli
Miyazaki Hayoa-san's anime studio
http://www.ghibli.jp/
Class Websites and Projects
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