this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Japanese. It will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!
apps
hiragana hero
book recommendations
read real japanese fiction - michael emmerich
courses
bliubliu
book2
colloquial (2nd edition) [pdf]
japanesepod101
making sense of japanese: what the textbooks don’t tell you - jay rubin [pdf]
mangolanguages [english loanwords] [mimetic words]
memrise
mondly
pimsleur 1 (3rd edition) [pdf]
renshuu
dictionaries
jisho
wwwjdic
figures of speech
figure of speech index
proverbs
flashcards
quizlet
tinycards
forums
stackexchange
unilang
grammar
100 bite-sized grammar points
adjectives
an elementary grammar of the japanese language: with easy progressive exercises - tatui baba [pdf]
a dictionary of intermediate japanese grammar - seiichi makino & michio tsutsui [pdf]
expressing state-of-being
japanese grammar guide - tae kim [pdf]
japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]
making sense of japanese grammar: a clear guide through common problems [pdf]
particles: basics
particles: cheatsheet [pdf]
particles: wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no [pdf]
prefixes and suffixes
pronouns
honorific language
honorifics
honorifics for phone calls
japanese respect language - p. f. o’neill [pdf]
politeness guide
wikipedia article on honorifics
kana
comparison between hiragana and katana
english to katakana converter
hiragana chart [another chart with pronunciation]
hiragana hero [app]
hiragana poster printables
hiragana stroke chart [pdf]
hiragana writing practice sheets [pdf]
kana index
katakana chart with pronunciation
remembering the kana: a guide to reading and writing the japanese syllabaries in 3 hours each [pdf]
teaching yourself: beginner’s japanese script [pdf]
kanji
2000 most frequent kanji
elements [graphic]
guide to kanji radicals
intermediate kanji book - kano shieko & shimizu yuri [pdf]
kanji by frequency
kanji by grade
kanji by topic
kanji stroke order diagrams
memrise courses
remembering the kanji: a complete course on how not to forget the meaning and writing of japanese characters [pdf]
remembering the kanji: a systematic guide to reading japanese characters [pdf]
remembering the kanji: writing and reading japanese characters for upper-level proficiency [pdf]
smart kanji book [pdf]
literature
reading and translation practice
read real japanese: short stories by contemporary writers [pdf]
movie recommendations
like father, like son (2013)
rashomon (1950)
throne of blood (1957)
tokyo story (1953)
yojimbo (1961)
news
newspaper list
phrasebooks & travel guides
a handbook of common japanese phrases - sanseido & john brennan [pdf]
berlitz: phrase, dictionary and study guide [pdf]
essential phrases [pdf]
everyday japanese phrases - wikiversity
in-flight japanese: learn before you land [pdf]
japanese core words and phrases - kazuko shoji [pdf]
japanese phrasebook [pdf]
the rough guide phrasebook: japanese [pdf]
wikivoyage
pronunciation
forvo - pronunciation dictionary
pronunciation guide
sound symbolism
quizzes & exercises
an integrated course in elementary japanese: workbook - eri banno & yutaka ohno [pdf]
berlitz: basic japanese workbook - lynne strugnell [pdf]
hiragana quiz - easyjapanese
kana invaders [flash game]
kana quizzes masterpost
kanji quizzes masterpost
katakana quiz - easyjapanese
proficiency test - manythings
proficiency test - transparent
quizzes - iteslj
sign-reading exercises
vocabulary games - babadum
radio
music radio stations list
social media
blog - transparent language
twitter - japanlanguage
wikipedia
tumblrs
@easy-japan
@japanese-revision
@learnjp
@nihongogogo
@nihongotime
verbs
conjugations cheatsheet
conjugator - verbix
japanese verbs at a glance - naoko chino [pdf]
japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]
vocabulary
300 basic words
apologizing
asking for help
bullying
clothing [video]
common adjectives
english loanwords [mangolanguages]
greetings
halloween [more]
happy birthday
hobbies
let’s learn japanese picture dictionary [pdf]
mimetic words/sound symbolism [mangolanguages]
months
numbers
swadesh list
weather & seasons
what did you eat today?
word frequency lists
word of the day tool
writing tips
writing e-mails in japanese [pdf]
youtube
japanesepod101
let’s learn japanese basic 1 [playlist]
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