Site search

You can search for site by subject or level

Category

[Intermediate] Site search (122)

  • 語源由来辞典 (Dictionary of Word Origins)

    This is a website where you can find out the etymology/origins of Japanese words in dictionary form. The derivations of Japanese words, Japanese events and Japanese customs are explained.

  • 日本語作文作成支援システムなつめ (Natsume: Japanese composition-writing support system)

    For times when even if you look something up in the dictionary you're still not sure of it's correct usage, here you can look up whether or not it is often used in sentences actually written by Japanese native speakers.

  • NHKオンライン (NHK ONLINE)

    On this site you can see NHK's (Japan's national broadcasting company) news and information on the channel's TV programmes.

  • GAKUU REAL JAPANESE

    This is a website that offers explanations on Japanese language and culture by using things encountered in daily life as learning materials.

  • Learning Japanese through Kanji

    These are Japanese reading materials designed for upper-intermediate level learners. These readings look at 200 basic kanji characters one at a time, explaining in simple terms how each one came about, how the meaning of each has changed and so on. This website forms part of AJALT Online's teaching materials.

  • NIHON Shock

    This is a website that introduces useful information about Japan and the Japanese language in a fun way, in blog form.

  • 福娘童話集 Hukumusume Fairy Tale Collection

    This is a website where you can hear traditional folk tales, legends and fairy stories - from Japan and all around the world - read aloud for you in Japanese.

  • Quizlet

    This is a website that offers free flashcards and study games. It's useful for language learning.

  • 経済のにほんご (Economics/Business Japanese)

    This is a website where you can some study fundamental Japanese terms used in economics/business.

  • Escucha japones 聞く日本語

    This is a website to help Spanish speakers with their Japanese listening and conversation practice. You can listen to daily conversation set to a fun, bouncy rhythm and practise through repetition.

  • KanjiRepeater

    This is a website where you can practise the 1,006 "kyouiku kanji" (all the characters taught in Japanese primary schools, separated by grade).

  • sci.lang.japan Frequently Asked Questions

    This website presents a convenient collection of Frequently Asked Questions about Japan and the Japanese language.

  • JOSHU – Japanese Online Self-Help Utility

    This is a self-study site where you can try some hiragana/katakana practice, or verb conjugation and particle practice. You can also watch videos showing Japanese culture seen through the eyes of American university students.

  • Digital EHON (Picture Book) Site

    On this site you can read, and listen to, Japanese folklore tales in 12 different languages, with accompanying pictures.

  • Online Japanese Tests

    On this site you can try quizzes on Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kanji, listening and reading comprehension and JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) questions. As well as English, the site has support for Chinese and Korean.

  • Kanji Clinic

    This is a column that appears in the Japan Times, designed to help develop kanji learning methods aimed at foreigners. The background, make-up etc. of various kanji are introduced in articles with various themes.

  • Aizuchi (back-channeling): A key to smooth conversation

    This is a website where you can watch videos showing the use of "aizuchi" (small, agreeable responses made while listening to a conversation partner, sometimes referred to as "back-channeling") to help you study and practise a smoother style of conversation.

  • 青空文庫 Aozora Bunko

    Here you can read copyright-free works of literature (and more) written in Japanese. These include some famous masterpieces.

  • JPLANG 日本語を学ぶ

    Here you can study a range of different aspects of Japanese - grammar, vocabulary, conversation, reading, listening and so on - from beginner to intermediate level.

  • English-Japanese Vocabulary Quizzes 

    Vocabulary is included on a wide range of categories, from subjects such as animals, the human body, baseball and buildings to more academic contents. There are plenty of quizzes too.

« prev 81 - 100 of 122 next »