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NHK WORLD-JAPAN やさしい日本語｜Easy Japanese Grammar lessons

This website was created in conjunction with the NHK WORLD-JAPAN program "Easy Japanese." Supporting 17 languages, this site allows you to study beginner-level grammar.
Daily Life Orientation Videos

The Daily Life Orientation Videos introduce all the basics you need for living in Japan, such as rules of daily life, work, taxes, and more, in 17 languages.
IRODORI Japanese Online Course

This is a free online course based on the Japanese language course book IRODORI Japanese for Life in Japan. Through videos and a variety of illustrations and audio, you can learn the Japanese you need in daily situations in Japan. There is also an abundance of practice questions for training in areas where you feel you need more practice or lack confidence.
Japanese Language Instruction Textbook for Foreign Children and Students "Tanoshii Gakko"

Here you can view - in 24 different languages - expressions and vocabulary often used in 10 typical scenes of Japanese school life.
Handwritten kanji searches at sljfaq.org

Here you can search for kanji by their components, or by writing them freehand. This is particularly convenient if you don't know the reading of the kanji you want to look up.
Jim Breen's Japanese Page

This is a Japanese dictionary and learning website, where lots of information is presented to help you make use of computers in your studies.
MATCHA

This is a useful web magazine for foreigners who want to know about Japan. The reports are by writers who actually go to the sites and write about what they experienced.
WWWJDIC: Online Japanese Dictionary Service

This is a website that has a dictionary function where you can search for words or kanji. You can also look for example sentences. The scale of the database here is astounding, with a large number of word entries.
Japanese Learner's Dictionary

This is an online dictionary where you can look up words by entering kana only, a mix of kanji/kana, romaji or the english meaning.
YAMASA Online Kanji Dictionary

This is an online kanji dictionary where you can look up entries in a variety of ways. You can look up kanji using their reading, meaning, stroke order and so on.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN Essential Japanese

This is a collection of clip videos produced by. NHK WORLD-JAPAN.In a short period of time, you can learn simple phrases used in daily life.
漢字 Japanese kanji Dictionary

A kanji dictionary to look up kanji and words. It has lots of characters and a wealth of information.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Travel Japanese

On this site you can watch episodes of "Easy Travel Japanese", aired on NHK WORLD-JAPAN TV, for free. You can learn that "one phrase" that is useful for travelers in Japan.
Shuukatsu Jumpstart

This is a Japanese language learning site to help international students who are looking for employment in Japan find jobs through the hiring process where companies simultaneously recruit new graduates.
Japanese Pronunciation Laboratory

This site teaches you the characteristics of Japanese pronunciation.You can learn with ease by listening carefully to the audio, then after you grasp the characteristics of the pronunciation, imitate the sounds.
Nihongo Kikusasaizu!

Here's a site you can practice listening to beginner-level Japanese and enjoy watching anime at the same time.The anime depicts the daily life of university students in Canada. The Japanese used is based on Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese.
HiNative

This is a language learning Q&A site where you can ask and answer questions with native speakers of more than 170 countries.
しごとのにほんご Easy Japanese for Work

In this website based on Easy Japanese for Work broadcast on NHK WORLD - JAPAN, you can learn Japanese that is useful for work.
Japan-guide.com

This site in English, is mostly about travel and filled with information on Japanese life and culture! Find a great deal of information about different parts of Japan.
Learn Japanese from the News

Learn Japanese used in the news and learn about what's in the news.Practice conversing about the content.
用例.jp Japanese Example Sentence Search Book

When you want to look up ways to use words, Yourei.jp is an engine that can get you example sentences using those words.
ひきだすにほんご　Activate Your Japanese!　Content Library

Japanese language learners who want to live and work in Japan can enjoy acquiring strategies to maximize their Japanese language skills while watching videos.
Kodomo no Nihongo Library Booklet Teaching Materials

This site is designed to support Japanese language education for non-Japanese children living in Japan and provides information on resources such as teaching materials that can be used in on-side instruction.
Nihongo Work

This is a site that offers many worksheets designed by licensed practicing psychiatrists for non-Japanese school children to learn Japanese for free.
Furigana Bunko

You can search vocabulary and look up examples of usage from the "furigana" of works published in the Aozora Bunko.
"Nijiiro" Rainbow Color

This is a website that provides information to those who want to study in Japan and those who are currently studying in Japan.
ルビ振りひらがな変換 (rubi hiragana conversion)

This is a site where you can easily convert sentences with mixed kanji and kana to all hiragana, with one click.
Wanna Use Japanese!

This is a site where you can practice your reading, writing, and listening skills in the Japanese that is part of your daily life in Japan.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN やさしい日本語（Easy Japanese） Conversation lessons

This website was created in conjunction with the NHK World-Japan radio program (supervised by the Japan Foundation Japanese International Center). Enjoy learning phrases and grammar useful for traveling in Japan while watching anime and videos. This site is offered in 18 languages.
JAPANESE MADE Easy!!

On this website, you can learn beginner level Japanese grammar and basic Japanese vocabulary in English, through podcasts that come with transcripts.
Roudoku Café

This is a site where you can listen to literary works in Japanese.
≪Karin≫Japanese Commonly-Paired Words Checker

This is a collocation search system for learners of the Japanese language that can be used on mobile devises, too.
NHK for school 歴史にドキリ(History is Amazing)

An NHK site made for Japanese 6th graders to learn about the history of Japan. Ideal for advanced learners of Japanese to study listening and reading comprehension.
Japanese Pronunciation for Communication

This is an online Japanese pronunciation course created with the ultimate goal of being able to speak Japanese with pronunciation that accurately communicates your true feelings
NHKラジオニュース

You can listen to the news of the day on NHK Radio at the speed of your choice.
にほんご発音ラボ

This is a site where you can learn vocabulary and sentence structures along with rhythm and stress using fun songs and animated videos. Of the 16 songs introduced in the book, "Nihongo de Utaou (Let's Sing in Japanese)" (no longer in print), seven have been recreated on this website.
Japanese Conversation Practice DB, indexed by Situation and Function

This is a video distribution site for self-study developed by the Center for Distance Learning of Japanese and Japanese Issues, University of Tsukuba International Student Center, compliant with SITUATIONAL FUNCTIONAL JAPANESE.
数え方辞典ONLINE （Kazoekata Jiten ONLINE)

This is a dictionary to look up counter words to use when counting something.
Kanshudo

This is a site where you can learn Japanese comprehensively with tremendous content and manage your learning progress with Kanshudo AI.
TTSMP3

This tool converts text into speech.Download the voice data and listen to it over and over again. This tool is useful for times like when you need to practice before a presentation.
英辞郎(EIJIRO) on the WEB

This is an online English to Japanese, Japanese to English dictionary. It has lots of new vocabulary and specialist vocabulary, and there are plenty of example sentences too.
E-learning materials

These are Japanese learning materials developed by the Center for Japanese Language Education, the University of Tokyo.
AITalk

This is the home page for AI Inc., a voice synthesizer company. There is a demonstration corner where you can select from various character’s voices and have them read back text to you.
Bungo Nyûmon : A Brief Introduction to Classical Japanese

This site introduces, in a simple way, grammar patterns and notation styles to help you read Japanese classics.
Reading Tutor

This is a reading support system for learners of Japanese, made up of several useful items, with a dictionary tool as the key component. Other items include a 'Toolbox', a 'Reading Resource Bank', 'Website Links', and a 'Grammar Quiz' section.
Web CMJ （Nagoya University Grammar・Kanji）

Practice and review basic Japanese grammar and kanji with Japanese Grammar Online and Japanese Kanji Online offered by Nagoya University International Education and Exchange Center.
Support 21 教材バンク（Kyozai banku)

These are original learning materials by Support 21 for practicing useful basic words and phrases, as well as hiragana and katakana, with movies showing everyday life in Japan and printable teaching materials.
Nihongo Starter A1

This is a self-study ebook for people studying Japanese for the first time. Learn the Japanese used in situations encountered by international science and engineering students in Japan.
This is Japanese! [Intermediate] From Self-Introduction to Debating Current Affairs

Meiji University developed this site for intermediate and pre-advanced learners to practice speaking and listening. They used the study books, Nihongo de Chosen (Challenge in Japanese)! Speech & Discussion and Motto Nihongo de Chosen (More Challenge in Intermediate Japanese)! Speech & Discussion for reference.
TNe とよた日本語eラーニング Toyota Nihongo e-learning

This is a site where foreigners living in Japan can practise Japanese conversation and written characters. It's useful for learning spoken Japanese for the kind of situations encountered by a foreign resident beginning life in Japan.
Associative Kanji Learning

Using this site you can study the kanji learned by elementary school students in Japan and textbooks such as "Genki", "Minna no Nihongo" and so on.
Learn Japanese and Japan's culture through J-Cinema

This is a site to browse information and reviews on Japanese movies, TV dramas, and anime useful for learning Japanese, recommended by teachers and learners who have actually seen them. Users can exchange comments and information, too.
Japanese in Anime & Manga

This is a site where you can have fun learning Japanese in action, in anime and manga. It's filled with contents and categories including character expressions, ninja kanji, onomatopoeia, and love word.
Pronunciation for Communication A learning site where you can learn how to correctly pronounce Japaense to communicate accurately.

This site teaches you how to find your own way to learn about Japanese pronunciation.
Tadoku in Japanese

This is a site for learners of Japanese to enjoy graded readers designed so that you can read lots, for free.
"Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese." Contents Library

Watch international student Erin, the main character in the DVD learning series "Erin's Challenge! I can speak Japanese" in various scenes through her experiences at a Japanese high school.
Learn Kana

This is a site for learners of Japanese as well as Japanese children to practice kana in a game setting, developed by Purdue University, USA.
Multilingual Search Tool for Words Regarding Schools

This is a multilingual search tool for finding words regarding school. You can search for words regarding education in multiple languages used all over Japan.
日本語俗語辞書 (Japanese Slang Dictionary)

This is a website that explains the meanings of Japanese slang words and colloquial language in a dictionary-style system, with detailed information on how to use each, plus related words or phrases.
Japanese Dialects（方言学習）

On this site you can learn about the dialects of 7 regions of Japan: Hokkaido, Sendai, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
United Links for Japanese Learning Web Resources

This is a convenient collection of links to Japanese-study websites that allows you to choose the site you want to visit by selecting various categories, such as Japanese ability-level, display language and skills covered.
Connect and Enhance Your Life in Japanese

This site was created for foreigners living in Japan. You can learn about everyday Japanese conversation through videos and pick up the words and expressions you need to know.
Online Japanese - AJALT

Using this site you can study elementary conversation, vocabulary, reading, grammar and so on. There's also conversation and reading practice for advanced learners.
Japanese Learning Support Site RAICHO

You can practise hiragana, katakana, elementary grammar and pronunciation using its Japanese study content. There is also a list of readings and meanings of terms used in computing.
『Japanese Pronunciation Practice through Shadowing』Mini course on 「Pronunciation Points」

Japanese teachers explain pages on　「Pronunciation Points」 in a total of 20 videos as supplementary material that comes with the book 『Japanese Pronunciation Practice through Shadowing 』published by 3A Corporation.
Bento.com

This is a site where you can find out various things about Japanese cooking. There is a guide to some restaurants and a number of recipes too.
TRAVEL JAPANESE APP

Learn useful Japanese phrases for travelers while watching free learning videos on this site.
Let's enjoy Japanese! 擬音語･擬態語-日本語を楽しもう！

This is a website about giongo (onomatopoeia) and gitaigo (mimetic words), created by The National Institute for Japanese Language. You can study giongo and gitaigo by syllabary order, by category or by scene/manga.
nippon.com

This is a multilingual website that introduces various aspects of modern Japan. As well as Japanese, there is French, Spanish, English, Chinese,Arabic and Russian language support.
NIHONGO de CARE-NAVI

On this site you can look up the meanings for words and expressions used in the fields of nursing and caregiving, with both Japanese-English and Japanese-Indonesian language support. You can also listen to audio.
CARLA : Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition

You can find out some cultural differences between Japan and your own country as you consider Japanese culture and society while answering the questions posed on this site.
Kanji Koohii

This site is designed as a supplementary tool for learners studying the kanji using James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" method. You can make flashcards to help you memorise the kanji.
かきかた print maker

Use this site to make handouts to practice your kana, numbers, and other writing. Download the PDF file for printing and print it out to use.
MARUGOTO Plus

This is a site compatible with the “Marugoto: Japanese ｌanguage and culture” textbooks and you can study not just Japanese and learn about Japanese culture, but also learn about other cultures.
JF Japanese e-Learning Minato

Minato is a platform that offers a place to learn and meet new friends. You can learn by choosing the course that suits your level, from six levels based on the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (JFS).
MARUGOTO Plus Elementary 2 (A2)

You can enjoy learning with videos and quizzes on Japanese language and culture in line with the contents of the coursebook, MARUGOTO: Japanese Language and Culture, which conforms to the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education.　　　
Japanese language games

This is a site with various games for studying vocabulary and kanji. It’s very easy to use.
Wasabi - Learn Japanese Online-

We provide recited materials in collaboration with the radio station, FM Shimabara. Use radio podcasts designed as teaching materials to learn practical Japanese.
Japanese for the Western Brain

This is a site that offers an introduction to the Japanese language. Though no contents where you can actually practise yourself are available, you can read detailed explanations about Japanese.
Things To Do

This is the website of Japan's National Tourism Organization. Here you can find lots of information related to Japan and Japanese culture alongside photographs.
BaBaDum

This is a quiz site for vocabulary in many different languages. The quizzes feature unique illustrations and movements and are in a game style.
memrise

This is a site where you can enjoy learning via flashcards for free. It’s also a community style site with a registration system (SNS-type).
OJAD－Online Japanese Accent Dictionary

This is an online Japanese accent dictionary.You can look up the standard Tokyo dialect accent for verbs and adjectives.
Learning Chocolate

You can study Japanese vocabulary using this website packed with plenty of illustrations, images, audio and quizzes. Various kinds of vocabulary are included, from words used in daily life to medical terms.
ONLINE LIFE SCIENCE DICTIONARY（WebLSD）

This is a useful dictionary for looking up terms in the field of life sciences such as pharmaceutics or medical science.
Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese

Using this site you can check your understanding of the key points of Japanese grammar by reading explanations of each with example sentences.
Learning and Teaching Japanese

The basics of Japanese are carefully explained here, making it a very useful site for people who are thinking about starting to learn Japanese, or for Japanese learners who have just begun their studies.
Japanese IO

This is a site that lets you paste texts that you want to read and add ruby to the kanji or look up meanings of the words.
日本語学習読本（Reading materials for learn Japanese)

This site introduces easy-to-read Japanese books designed to make reading fun for children whose first language is not Japanese, children who have hearing difficulties or cannot hear, and children who are learning Japanese or find Japanese difficult, to read and enjoy by themselves.
漢字書き順辞典（Kanji stroke order dictionary）

This kanji lookup dictionary recognizes handwriting.
Let’s study Japanese! にほんご123

There are 380 lessons with dialogue videos and vocabulary flashcards to learn with.
早川乃梨子のオノマトペイント(The onomatopoeia picture drawn by Noriko Hayakawa. )

Have fun learning all sorts of onomatopoeia as if you're playing a quiz game, by looking at drawings with a soft touch.
訳GO YAKUGO.COM

This is an online English-Japanese/Japanese-English dictionary. The site's basic concept is 'just type in some Japanese or English and you'll be shown its meaning', so the instant you enter even a single character you'll be shown a group of words containing that character, plus their meanings.
やってみよう日本語クイズ(Let's try Japanese quiz games.)

Learn intransitive verbs, transitive verbs, and onomatopoeia through quiz games.
Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese

“Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese” is a site for learning different things about Japan and the Japanese language through your own interests.
International University of Japan　“Lesson For Useful Expression in Japanese”

This is a series of videos to help beginners learn Japanese. There are 10 videos showing sequences in a story style to help you easily learn how a dialogues between two people are spoken.
Japanese Language self-study site

You can enjoy studying beginner Japanese in an easy to understand way. After topic 1, “Hiragana, Katakana” and topic 2 “Greetings, Numbers”, there are skits with example conversations that use Japan as the stage and teach you the necessary sentence patterns and vocabulary to use in each situation. There are 15 lessons so far.
Kiki's Kanji Dictionary

You can look up kanji via list organised by radical. The site also has a Google search function.
Dictionarist

You can search between the following languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.
早おし！部首チャレンジ Kanji Radical Challenge!

On this website you can study kanji radicals through a game. It's easy to use.