Japanese Language Resources

[InPlaneSight]

Here's a great site to for online learning. Plus, FREE daily quizzes for anyone! Learn Japanese Online - Nihongo-Pro.com

[KyleGoetz]

I was in Chicago a couple weeks ago. There's a good Japanese bookstore there. I bought, among other things, a copy of なにげにてごわい日本語. It's the second volume in a series about Japanese grammar written for a target audience of Japanese natives. But I've found this book helpful. (the other book is 日本語てにをはルール, which I've yet to acquire)

A quick look at sample chapter titles:
どっちがベタベタ？「〜を触る／〜に触る」
初登場は「〜が」２回以降なら「〜は」
「なさすぎる」はマイナス？
日本語の「知っている」英語なら"knowing"？
ラムネとレモネード、どっちも「lemonade」？
受験のお弁当は「トンカツ」？
「電車が参ります｣なんで電車に敬語を使う？
「ほら、ここは徐行だよ」いろいろな「省略命令形」

Here's an excerpt from the first chapter:

０１どっちがベタベタ？「〜を触る／〜に触る」

会話：博物館に行った生徒の質問
生徒：先週末に博物館に行ったら「美術品【を】触らな いでください」って書いてありました。でも、前に行っ た別の博物館では「美術品【に】触らないでください」 って書いてあったんです。この２つは、どう違うんでし ょう？
教師：うん、「触る」の前の「を」と「に」の違いだね 。どう違うのか分かるかな？

The book goes on to explain that, in this situation, the を is more direct, while the に is a softer expression and less direct. It talks about nuances and gives other examples.

The next chapter talks about に vs と in certain constructions, using the nuanced differences between 〜さんに会う and 〜さんと会う as an illustration.

It's pretty awesome.

[nsoergel]

Hello everyone,

A fe months ago I started a new website to provide students of Japanese with free resources on kana, kanji, grammar, vocabulary, jlpt, etc. So far I wrote about 900 pages and it still is far from being complete.

Nihongo Ichiban

However, since I keep working hard to add to the site, it would be nice to have your feedback to make it better. Please don't hold back with positives and negatives.

yoroshiku onegai shimasu よろしくお願いします。

[symphonyAdam]

Some great resources being posted for people learning Japanese! I notice there have been some iOS apps posted, well if you are an Android tablet or phone (large screen) owner, we have just released an app for you.

In Hiragana Scholar the characters have been divided into manageable lessons that you can study at your own pace. Each lesson includes interactive animations that break down the process of writing each character, perfect if you are beginner!

Hiragana Scholar Features:
* 6 lessons with interactive animations
* High-quality audio recording for every Hiragana character
* Flash Card game with 3 difficulty settings
* Match-up game with 3 difficulty settings
* Soundboard of all pronunciation audio
* Ability to download audio onto your computer or MP3 player
* Support for Honeycomb Tablets and large screen phones



You can find the app on the Android Market here:
Full Version: https://market.android.com/details?i...iraganaScholar
Lite Version: https://market.android.com/details?i...anaScholarLite

[HMS]

some info about a new site: (のうべん-和英辞典 Japanese English Dictionary)
Nouben is a site intended for those who would like to learn Japanese and improve their Japanese language skills. Based on the principle of give and take, users are expected to help other members in order to receive help. Each member will be credited for any participation including adding examples or words, suggesting kanji mnemonics, answering questions, etc.

Nouben also features a built-in dictionary which is filled with data gleaned from Jim Breen's wwwjdic project and other free resources such as Tatoeba Tatoeba: Collecting example sentences Additionally, we have extended these materials and added new features to provide an experience which is not available anywhere else on the internet!

Most common words in Japanese here

Quizzes here

Lists of kanji (grades, JLPT N1 - N5) here

Printable edtions of the above lists: here

I hope you enjoy it

[SWAAAG]

I've been living in Tokyo fo about 5 years now, so I feel pretty comfortable speaking the language anyway what helped me in the beginning was this site I really bennefited from it alot. it through the HIRAGAN, KATAKANA AND KANJI STEP BY STEP, you should find everything you need. Learn Japanese Online - Rocket Japanese

[Mosunshine]

Hi for Reading and Listening Practice, please see this blog
You can read the Kanji with and without Furigana.
And Watch a YouTube Video to listen to the blog being read out loud.

For speaking practice please see JOI
( JOI - Learn Japanese Online )

[nihongomaster]

There's a new Japanese Dictionary Online! Clean interface, verb conjugations, sample sentences that tell you what each kanji in a sentence means and a cute mascot!

Great for remembering and finding new kanji!!!

Go ahead and try it! We love hearing feedback!



PS We won't tell anyone what words you decide to look up

[xsam]

Here are some free kanji quizzes:

Japanese Kanji Quizzes - 日本語英語クイズ

There are over 1500 multiple choice questions in 11 quizzes on...

*common kanji
*technical terms
*kanji for names
*newspaper kanji
*katakana

There is also another section with quizzes on kanji phrases:

Japanese Kanji Phrase Quizzes - 日本語英語フレーズクイズ

*simple phrases
*time phrases
*phrases about the days of the week

With a bit of practice you can score 90/100 in just 15 minutes...