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.

These are: 1) the Skit, 2) the Key phrase and 3) Scripts from Lesson 1. Read 4) Grammar tips to better understand the Key phrase.
※Click Download Lesson 1 to download a PDF with the script and explanations.

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.

You can also find various contents that are useful for studying Japanese in Materials. There are vocabulary lists and quizzes.You can even practice listening!

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.

The characters and background are fixed, making it easy to follow, and the scripts for each lesson are short, so no matter how busy you are, you can still keep at it.

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).