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A curated list of Japanese language learning resources. 90% of the work for this was done by yudataguy, so credit to him.

Contents

Emoji Description

πŸ‘Ά beginner πŸ‘¨ intermediate πŸ‘΄ advanced
πŸ“± mobile app πŸ’» computer software πŸ“‘ browser extension
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japanese UI only πŸ—Ύ Japan IP restricted πŸ’° costs money
⚠️ warning πŸ“– book πŸ“‡ Anki deck

Beginner Guide

If you are a beginner, please read these guides first

Textbook

Textbooks provides you with a structured learning material.

GenkiπŸ‘Ά

Everyone's favorite Japanese textbook. Recommended for beginners. Description: The second edition of the most highly regarded teaching textbook on the Japanese language, covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing to cultivate overall language ability. Each lesson in the revised edition features a new section dubbed "Culture Notes", and now includes the audio CD companion which is in mp3 format ready to install on any music player. In Japanese/English.

TobiraπŸ‘¨

The "Tobira" textbook combines the practice of all four language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) and is designed for use by students who have completed a beginner level Japanese textbook or, in terms of classroom time, has completed somewhere between 250 to 300 hours of Japanese study. The primary goals of this textbook are to solidify the grammar, vocabulary and kanji foundation studied during the beginner level and to develop all 4 language skills. What makes this book unique is that you can learn Japanese using multimedia besides the textbook.

  • Official - Unlock multimedia content and Anki deck with special code in the textbook.
  • AmazonπŸ’°

Other textbooks

Click here to view the server's Google Drive folder, which has download links to Genki, Tobira, and other textbooks such as Japanese for Busy People, Japanese - The Manga Way, and An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese. Additionally, there's some reading resources such as Yotsubato, and some listening material.

Course

  • Easy Japanese - Made by NHK in multiple languagesπŸ‘Ά
  • Erin's Challenge - Video based Japanese lessonsπŸ‘¨
  • LingoDeer - A new learning app for Japanese very similar to Duolingo, but made with a focus on East Asian languages, so it is much better than Duolingo.πŸ“±

Hiragana and Katakana

Alphabet of Japanese language.

Kanji

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading

  • NHK Easy News - News for elementary, middle school, and foreigners with audio and video.πŸ‘Ά
  • Japanese Folktales - Japanese folktales with drawings and audio.πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
  • Hukumusume Fairy Tale Collection - A website where you can read and hear traditional folk tales, legends and fairy tales - from Japan and all around the world - read aloud for you in Japanese.πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
  • Kyoko Shinbun - Fake Japanese News(similar to The Onion), podcast available.πŸ“±πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‘΄
  • 用例.jp - Search engine for Japanese sample sentencesπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
  • Japanese in Anime & Manga - Learn Japanese from anime and manga.
  • Keio University Reading Materials Bank - The site is mostly in Japanese, but follow the 1-stars for the easiest reading materials. It's great because there is an English glossary integrated into the articles.

Listening

Community

Video

  • YouTube
    • Nihongo no Mori - JLPT test-oriented YouTube channel.
    • Dogen - Japanese phonetic lessons YouTube channel.
    • Game Grammar - Teach you Japanese by playing video games YouTube channel.
    • JapanesePod101 - Popular Japanese podcast's YouTube channel.
  • News
  • Stream
    • QVC Japan - QVC Japan Shopping Channel Live stream. ⚠️Flash required.
    • Keylabo - Free Japanese TV Live stream.⚠️some channels may not work
    • Abema TV - Live Japanese TV stream.πŸ“±πŸ—Ύ
    • GYAO! - Japanese TV programs on demand.πŸ“±πŸ—Ύ
    • FRESH! - Japanese streamer platform.πŸ“±
    • NicoNico - Japanese streamer platform.πŸ“±
    • ARTV Japan - Android Japan TV stream app.πŸ“±
    • La Taverne de Moe - Japanese TV Live stream website. ⚠️Flash required.

Dictionary

  • Web
    • Jisho
    • Weblio - πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
    • Google Translate - Supports voice and image translation, mobile app supports offline translation πŸ“±
  • Software
    • Houhou - the dictionary doubles as a learning tool.πŸ’»
    • Takoboto - Android Japanese dictionary app, also has web and computer based version.πŸ“±πŸ’»
    • imiwa? - iOS Japanese dictionary appπŸ“±

Software

  • Computer
  • Browser ExtensionπŸ“‘
    • Firefox
      • rikaichan - Japanese to English/German/French/Russian dictionary. Just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears.
      • Furigana Inserter - Allows you to insert furigana into a Japanese text.
    • Chrome
      • Yomichan - Yomichan turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle.
      • rikaigu - Rikaikun enhanced. Translate Japanese by hovering over words.
      • IPA furigana - Looks up the readings for kanji words and inserts them as furigana.
    • Safari
      • Safarikai - Rikaichan's Safari extension version.

Contribute

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.

License

CC4

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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