This website was created in conjunction with the NHK WORLD-JAPAN program 'Easy Japanese.' You can learn basic grammar in this web site.

• There are 48 lessons in all. 1 useful Japanese expression is presented in each lesson.
• You can download scripts for free.
• You can study hiragana and katakana.
• This site is offered in 17 languages.(Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese)
• This site is also smartphone friendly.

How to...

Choose your preferred language from the 'Select your language' on the right side of the screen.

Take a look at 'What is "Easy Japanese"' and you'll see there is an introduction which explains the set-up of the lessons and the characters who appear in them.

The series follows the adventures of a young Thai student learning the Japanese language at a university  in Tokyo.

You can study beginner-level grammar by clicking 'List of Lessons' under 'Lessons.'
For example, let's take a look at Lesson 1.

You'll find ① the setting where the conversation takes place, ② the essential 'Key phrase', and ③ the full 'Scripts' of the dialogue of Lesson 1. ④Reading the 'Grammar tips' will help you better understand the 'Key phrase.'
※You can download a PDF containing the script and grammar explanations for this lesson by clicking 'Download Lesson1.'

You can choose the contents you want to study by 'Search by Theme.'
Choose by theme and you can see what you should be able to do with each lesson.

"The 'Materials' section also offers a variety of helpful content for studying Japanese. You can find detailed lesson explanations, vocabulary lists, quizzes, and even listening practice."

Let's have a quick look at 'Teach Us, Teacher', 'Vocabulary List & Quiz', and 'Review: Make Your Choice!'

'Teach Us, Teacher'

'Vocabulary Quiz' within 'Vocabulary List & Quiz'

'Review: Make Your Choice!'

In 'Syllabaries' you can study hiragana and katakana.
For example, let's take a look at 'Hiragana'.

You can listen to audio to help you pronounce them, and you can check stroke orders.

As the characters and the background are set out already for you, the easy-to-follow skits and scripts with explanations on this website - plus an easily manageable pace of 10 minutes per lesson - mean that even the busiest people out there shouldn't find it too difficult to stick at their Japanese language studies if they use this resource!

If you'd like to learn conversational Japanese, we recommend NHK WORLD-JAPAN やさしい日本語｜Easy Japanese Conversation lessons(Introduction article).