Hello fellow students! I have wanted to learn Japanese for a while now, and setting Neko Atsume to Japanese didn’t help much. So, today I have started learning Japanese and French. I found many French masterposts, but a surprising lack of Japanese. I decided to make my own. This is my first masterpost, so be kind. All of the resources are free, online copies, which I do not own. Things I plan on using are maked with a * It is up to you which alphabet to learn first, but it is suggested to learn hiragana first, then katakana, followed by kanji. Apparently, romanji is not commonly used.
T E X T B O O K S : *Genki 1- highly suggested textbook, only first two lessons are in kana (hiragana and katakana), the rest is kanji. *NHK- easy to read, very cute, goes along with this website, which is (appropriately) kawaii, mostly hiragana Intro to Japanese Language- very dense reading, with a focus on grammar Guide to Grammar- although *technically* not a textbook, it is a great learning source, 354 pages of grammar
H I R A G A N A : *Practice Sheets are used to practice writing. Although you most likely won’t write in Japanese often, it is a fun and interesting thing to learn.
K A T A K A N A : Practice sheets
K A N J I : *Practice sheets *Workbook
W E B S I T E S : *Memrise- really really good! Like duolingo, but for other languages, less pleasing interface, but highly recommend. Japanese Lesson- Good lessons, videos, etc. *Quizlet- I made class for beginners in Japanese, which anyone can join. The link to join the class is here. Tofugo- a beautiful website with a free Japanese learning section, and store.
E T C : Blank practice sheets are always good to have Find someone to talk to in Japanese, maybe have a friend learn too! Follow Japanese langblrs! Watch Anime!
Good luck, and さようなら! (sayounara, or goodbye)
