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Hey everyone, if you’re looking for Japanese textbooks but can’t afford them, here’s a Google Drive folder full of PDFs of textbooks like Genki, Tobira, Japanese for Busy People, Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, and even the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series.
Japanese Textbooks You Must Have Plus Free Resources!
Hey guys had to re-upload this post! I know that you guys don’t want to hear my flapping and just wanna get to the goods! Before you scroll down, let me just quickly say that these materials are based on my own experiences buying and ditching textbooks and cds for like six years!! Everything I’m about to tell you is the best of the best that I could find (but this isn’t a complete list)! In other words, I didn’t pull this stuff out of my ass. I’m actually serious about how awesome this stuff is. So without further ado, the Japanese learning must-haves!
Japanese the Manga Way
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JfL0O4
I absolutely LOVE this textbook! It makes Japanese learning super fun, but more importantly it is EXTREMELY useful if you want to learn how to read, not just Manga but anything. It introduces Japanese grammar, politeness levels and ending particles in a way that isn’t totally confusing and ridiculous. This is a must have for any serious Japanese learner.
Kodansha’s Japanese Workbooks
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2M1fX6l
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JhLUpb
If you are just starting Japanese, these workbooks are the knees of the bees for learning Katakana and Hiragana. It was a real nightmare for me to learn these for real, but this book introduced each character and had plenty of practice for each one. There are also pre-made flashcards in the back for extra practice. These books are just a no brainer!
Genkouyoushi Notebooks
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JkCCst
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JieOd2
Okay, this isn’t a textbook, but it is an essential part of your Japanese study. Just like children in grade school, you’ll need a specific kind of notebook to help you study Japanese Kanji. Genkouyoushi paper is exactly that. It’s a grid notebook made to make it easier for you to practice writing Kanji!
Shadowing: Let’s Speak Japanese (Intermediate Version)
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Jean2T
Okay, this is an audio based program with minimal grammatical explanations, but hear me out. It is an extremely effective way to learn to speak Japanese. Based on the US State Department, the best way to train interpreters is a method called shadowing. In other words, you listen to a native speaker and repeat what they say over and over until your ears bleed and your mouth goes dry. Does it work? YES! I have personally used this method for over 4 years and it has NEVER failed me. Just keep in mind that you will need to do self research on grammatical points, but otherwise this book is gold. They have a beginner to intermediate and an intermediate to advanced version on Amazon.
Free Resources!!!!!
Okay so now the fun part. The free stuffffff! I have compiled all the free crap I have (including textbooks, organizers, trackers, and audio lessons) into a Google Drive folder that I am happy to share with you! Just visit the link and take what cha need! Keep in mind that I’m constantly adding new stuff! You’re welcome! :)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OON3GcJItSJ-4LWwWZNrstMi5SS_emMZ
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Hey, there guys ! I’m back with a small collection of some of my favorite websites and resources for studying and learning Japanese! I’m currently taking Japanese II in school but I’m a firm believer in the benefits of self-study out of the classroom and these sites really make my life easier (*´▽｀*)
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Japanese Resources
Essentials
Rikaisama - Pop-op Dictionary - based on Rikaichan Yamasa.cc - Learn Handwritten Stroke Order Anki - Spaced Repetition Software Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Dictionary Codes and Meaning - ex: v4k, vi Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - Stroke Orders, Lists, Study Sheets A better Japanese font for Windows web browsers Verb Conjugation Chart - gaoshukai Similar Kanji Lookup
Dictionaries
Jisho.org Tangorin - English⇆Japanese Online Dictionary Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ローマ字 | Specifically for Translators JLect - Japanese Dialect Word Search TMdict - vocabularies from games, books, anime, and other works by Type-Moon.
Kanji Alive_ Web App - Kanji Lookup, Stroke Orders, Examples, Picture Mnemonics Kanji Dictionary - 漢字辞典 Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP Oichan’s Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese
語源由来辞典 - Etymology Dictionary 平明四字熟語辞典 - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary 故事ことわざ辞典 - Proverb Dictionary 日本語俗語辞書 - Colloquial Language Dictionary 日本語コロケーション辞典
IT用語辞典 e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms 三省堂 Web Dictionary - Sanseido Weblio - 辞書 - Main Dictionary Weblio - シソーラス - Thesaurus Weblio 翻訳 - Translate alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary goo.ne.jp - Goo’s Dictionary kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface Tatoeba - Example Sentences Tsukuba Corpus 複合動詞レキシコン - Compound Verb Lexicon Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent
Software
Houhou SRS - Dictionary + SRS Tagaini Jisho - Dictionary on each OS zKanji - Another Dictionary + SRS Capture2Text - Get Text from Manga and Other Images JGloss - Automatically annotate Japanese text with readings and translations KanjiTomo aard OmegaT - Translation Memory Tool Foreign Language Text Reader Learning With Texts Language Tool - Proofreading/Spellcheck Program Lingoes - Dictionary & Translation StarDict Wakan - Dictionary App for Chinese and Japanese
Thesauri
Goo.ne.jp’s Thesaurus 類語同義語辞典 - Quasi-synonym/synonym Dictionary
Learning the Language
Wanikani - Learn Kanji Through Spaced Repetition (Paid Subscription) Japaneseclass.jp - Vocabulary and Kanji Kapibara - Apps and Materials U-biq - Japanese study Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Tae Kim’s Guide - Site for Complete Beginners Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material Japanese Parts of Speech - 日本語 Japanese Linguistics - General Terms, Parts of Speech, Particles, etc - General Linguistics Loanwords - gaoshukai.com Esaura - Q&A site dedicated to J<->E translation. Lang-8 - Write Journals, Get Corrections from Natives (All Languages) Japanese Reading Practice with Tanaka Corpus Tips on Japanese JLPT Study Materials JLPT Vocabulary Lists HiNative - Q&A OnomatoProject - Practice Japanese onomatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) with examples and illustrations!
Grammar
Imabi - Lessons From Basic to Classical Japanese | Everything You Need for Grammar Kanzen Grammar - Sentences broken down in detail JGram - Japanese Grammar Database Renshuu.org - Over 600 entries for Grammar Jtest4you Auxiliary Verb Chart
Radicals
Kanji Radical Names - 仮名 and ローマ字 214 Traditional Radicals - From Kanji Alive Radical Names in Japanese - with kanji used More Kanji Radicals
Kana
Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana Multiple Font and Stroke Magnifier Kana - Anomalous Cursive Syllabary
Advanced Learning
Mistakes & Differences Guide Different Kanji With Same Reading and (Usually) Meaning Slight Different Meanings Read Your Level
Reading Material
Aozora Bunko - Japanese Project Gutenberg Bauddha.net - Similar to Aozora Children’s Reading Material - Fairy Tails Reajer - Bilingual Texts & Frequently-updated Language Blog
Manga & Light Novels
Comico - Manga & Light Novels Mangabox Vomic - Manga with Voice (Mac users download VLC web plugin) Kadokawa - Free Comics
Light Novels
Tueee 小説を読もう！
Anime
AniChart Anime List Hummingbird - MAL Alternative Anime Recommendation Finder
Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally Japanese Subtitles
News
SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App SANSPO.COM（サンスポ） NHKニュース and NHK Easy Version 朝日新聞 - Asahi and Children’s Edition Japan Times Japan Today MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine Metropolis Magazine | Japan’s Number 1 English Magazine Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine Yomiuri, Children’s Edition, and English Edition Easy News - Newsinslowjapanese.com Nikkei Sankei
Japanese Sign Language
ITEC More Lessons
Dialect Study
JLect - Dialect Word Search Osaka-Ben Kansai-Ben Kansaiben.com Kansai-Ben Word List
Pitch Accent
U-Biq Pitch Accent Diagram Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent OJAD Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Recommended Books
White Rabbit Japan - Buy Things From Japan - A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar - Dictionary of Misused Japanese - Kanji Dictionary - 1006 Kanji Picture Dictionary - ALC’s Japanese for Business: Business Etiquette
J-LIST - Buys Things From Japan - Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan - Bilingual - Encyclopedia of Japan - Bilingual
Amazon - The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded - Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) - The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary - The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary - The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Culture & Life
AFA Channel - Japanese Pop Culture Video Channel Becomming Legally Japanese - Information on Naturalization Danny Choo - Culture Japan Japan-guide - Your Guide to Japan Japan Subculture Research Center - Yakuza and other cool culture information Just Bento - Blog About Bentos Just Hungry - Japanese Food & Recipes néojapanisme Spoon & Tamago - Japanese Art, Design, and Culture What Japan Thinks - Surveys of Japanese People Niponica - Free Multilingual Magazine in HTML, PDF, or E-Book Nippon.com - Your Doorway to Japan
Music
JPop Asia - Asian Music Videos, Top Charts, Lyrics, & Forum Kasi-time - Lyric Search Utamap - Another Lyric Search utaten - Lyrics with Furigana Lyric Get - Copy Lyrics on Restricted Japanese Lyric Websites
Information
JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information JNTO - Japan National Tourism Organization JET Programme - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Japanese Language Schools - List of language schools in Japan Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Scholarships
JASSO - Japan Student Services Organization Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - U.S. Citizens
Work
GaijinPot - Jobs and Other Information Japan Today Jobs - International Jobs in Japan Kansai Flea Market - Jobs, Classifieds Metropolis Classifieds O-Hayo Sensei - The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan White Companies - Information
Wanikani Extensions
KaniWani - Reverse WaniKani Duendecat - Sample Sentences from WaniKani Progress WaniKani to Anki Exporter
Misc
Free Japanese Kana and Kanji Fonts http://www.find-job.net/startup/ Convert Japanese Dates and Western Dates Japanese History - Wikibooks Japanese Ghost Stories - Hyakumonogatari Reading Speed, Comprehension and Eye Movements While Reading Japanese Novels - Scholarly Article Hinoki Project 何年.jp/ - Japanese 平成 (Heisei) Year Lookup Math Symbols & Readings Traditional Colors of Japan - With Hex Values Color-sample - Colors in detail Onomatopoeia Picture Game - in Japanese Kanji Used in Important Documents Free Beautiful Handwriting - Handwriting Practice Sheets with Your Own Data
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Reading and speaking Japanese can be hard for beginners. Satori Reader aims to change that. Find out if Satori Reader can help you.
Intermediate Japanese learners need a lot of help.
When learning a new language, especially Japanese, it can feel like you hit a wall when at the “intermediate” level—meaning you know most basic grammar and you can talk about basic day-to-day topics, but there is a huge gap in vocabulary knowledge.
This intermediate wall can feel like it will last forever. The basics are too basic, but anything above that is too far above your level.
This is the problem Satori Reader is trying to address. Made by the people who brought you Human Japanese, this website is trying to change the Japanese learning game by creating original reading and listening content for intermediate learners.
Before we find out if the site succeeds on this promise, let’s take a look at how it’s tackling the problem.
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KANJI STUDY SHEET PRINTABLE
I made this one for my own kanji revison but I guess it could be useful to other people as well (*･▽･*) You can download it here
There’s space for two words with a given kanji, so my recommendation would be to write one with kun-reading and one with on-reading there.
漢字のお勉強頑張りましょうね～！
Last week of school before the easter holiday! Really looking forward to seeing my family and to go fishing! 🎣
Japanese listening practice for beginners - Youtube videos
“キッズボンボン for Children” channel
All of the videos on this list have Japanese subtitles. It is mostly in ひらがな and the words are separated. This and the fact that these videos are aimed for children, makes them great for beginners.
PEACH BOY - MOMOTARO (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
KINTARO (Japanese) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
USHIWAKAMARU (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
SHINING PRINCESS (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE TONGUELESS SPARROW (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE DANCING KETTLE (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE STORY OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
CLACK CLACK MOUNTAIN (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
OLD MAN WITH THE LUMP (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
OLD MAN FLOWER (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE YOUNG MONK IKKYU (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE GRATEFUL CRANE (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
URASHIMA TARO (JAPANESE) / うらしまたろう - 浦島太郎（日本語版）Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE SNOW WOMAN (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE ROLLING RICE BALL (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy
INCH BOY (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE CHILD GODS (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
THE STORY OF THE ZODIAC (JAPANESE) Japanese classical stories | fairy tale
All of these videos have an English version on this channel. Search for them or click on this playlist. You can use both versions to study what’s being said.
SNOW WHITE (JAPANESE) fairytale | Folktales | bedtime stories
THUMBLINA (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
PETER PAN (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
A DOG OF FLANDERS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
PINOCCHIO (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
PUSS IN BOOTS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE GOATS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
CINDERELLA (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
THE LITTLE MATCH SELLER | Folktales | bedtime stories
HE MERMAID PRINCESS | Folktales | bedtime stories
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD | Folktales | bedtime stories
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
THE ADVENTURE OF TOM SAWYER (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime
THE WIZARD OF OZ (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
THE UGLY DUCKLING (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (JAPANESE) | Folktales | bedtime stories
All of these videos have an English version on this channel. Search for them or click on this playlist. You can use both versions to study what’s being said.
動物 doubutsu: animals
象 zou: elephant ライオン raion: lion シマウマ shimauma: zebra キリン kirin: giraffe 蛇 hebi: snake 虎 tora: tiger 亀 kame: turtle 鳥 tori: bird • Crunchynihongo - Easy to Learn Japanese lessons • Follow our lessons on Facebook
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studying japanese & reading some short stories 日本語を勉強して、短編小説を読む
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Not terribly impressive, but this was my little stack of stuff I wanted to do from a couple days ago. My to-do list consisted of: 1. Go over kanji flashcards 2. Practice writing kanji 3. Write in journal in Japanese 4. Draw/sketch
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when did the Japanese start eating eggs? a long たまご.
[App Review]—Beelinguapp
Is this more of an app review or a book review? Today I bring you a review of Beelinguapp, an audiobooks app for language learners.
Sometimes studying can be a boring drag and you just want to do something a little less tedious than drilling grammar or a ton of vocab flashcards. Maybe you want to get into reading books in your language of choice, but you’re worried that it might be too hard to just pick up a book written in your chosen language and read it without guidance. In that case, I could recommend this app to you!
As I already said, this is an audiobook app. There are free stories and paid ones both available to choose from. There are stories of all different types and difficulties, including classics and even sciency stuff, as you can see in the above image! The cool thing is that when you choose a story, you can also choose which languages to download it in! So far, I’ve downloaded all of my stories in English, Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. When you go to listen to a story, you can choose what you want your learning language to be and what your reference language is. When you listen to the book, it will be read and displayed to you in the learning language, and you can do split screen so the learning language is on top and the reference language is on bottom. You can mix and match languages, so you could even have two learning languages up at once!
There are a lot of things you can play with as you read. As I already mentioned, there’s the split screen option, and there is a night mode, text magnifier, voice speed control, and text highlight that follows the reader. The text highlight sometimes isn’t timed correctly, however, and of course if the languages you have set as your learning and reference have different word order or other major grammatical differences, you won’t be able to really use the highlight to, for example, match words you don’t know. Still, the highlight does make it easier to follow where the speaker is in the text with your eyes even if the timing is a little off.
As for the actual audio quality, I’ve found it to be passable in all the stories and different languages I’ve tested so far, though some aren’t the absolute best quality. That isn’t to say the audio is bad, just that you can expect to hear some noise in some recordings. I’m assuming that the audio quality will be better with stories that you have to pay to download, but I’m too cheap so I haven’t tried any of those yet :B Anyway, in all of the stories I’ve listened to so far, the narrators speak at reasonable storytelling speeds, and if you aren’t super picky about audio quality, there should be no big problem.
The major downfall of this app is, in my opinion, the lack of a dictionary function. You can long-press words to add them to your own dictionary in the app… but then you have to add a meaning for the word yourself, which is obviously not too helpful at all if you don’t already know what the word means! Sure, maybe you could take a look at the reference language text to see what the word means, but these stories aren’t translated word-for-word and sometimes matching up words between different versions of the same text could be hard. What I think this app really needs is an easy-access dictionary that, if you long-press a word, it pulls up a dictionary entry for that word. Of course, since there are so many stories in so many languages on this app, providing dictionaries for all of them might be hard…
Verdict:
Ultimately, I think this is a pretty good app with a few flaws that, if fixed, would make this a really excellent language-learning tool!
PROS:
Multiple languages available
Can read along as you listen to the story
Can choose your display languages so you can even study more than one new language at once
Lots of little options to play with to optimize your experience
CONS:
No integrated dictionary :<
Audio quality is decent but a little lacking
Text highlighting sometimes isn’t synced properly
As always, happy studying <3
remembering the kanji // 27.07.17
Weather & Seasons | In Japan Hey guys, today we’re gonna talk about the seasons and weather in Japanese! It’s common to talk about the weather in any language when making small talk, so let’s check out what you might say in Japanese! Winter・冬・ふゆ In Japan Winter is from December to February! In Northern and Central Japan you’re likely to experience snowfall during Winter. Spring・春・はる In Japan Spring is from March to May! The Cherry Blossoms bloom during Spring. Summer・夏・なつ In Japan Summer is from June to August! There’s a month long rainy period during Summer in Japan. Besides the rainy season it’s generally very hot and humid. Autumn・秋・あき In Japan Autumn is from September to November! Autumn in Japan is very cool and breezy. Vocabulary Seasons・季節・きせつ Autumn・秋・あき Dry Season・乾季・かんき Four Seasons・四季・しき Rainy Season・雨期・うき Spring・春・はる Summer・夏・なつ Winter・冬・ふゆ Weather・天気・てんき Cloud・雲・くも Cloudy・曇り・くもり Cool・涼しい・すずしい Cold・寒い・さむい Flood・洪水・こうずい Fog・霧・きり
Evening Fog・夕霧・ゆうぎり
Morning Fog・朝霧・あさぎり
Hail・雹・ひょう Heavy Rain・大雨・おおあめ Heavy Snow・大雪・おおゆき Hot・暑い・あつい Humidity・湿度・しつど Hurricane・ハリケーン Rain・雨・あめ Snow・雪・ゆき Sun・太陽・たいよう Sunny・晴れ・はれ Temperature・温度・おんど Thunder・雷・かみなり Tsunami・津波・つなみ Typhoon・台風・たいふう Warm・暖かい・あたたかい Weather Forecast・天気予報・てんきよほう Wind・風・かぜ You can add the word 「とても」, which means ‘very’, before the phrases to emphasise the weather. For example, to say that it’s very cold 「とても寒い」or very hot「とても暑い」. Expressions: e.g. 風が強いです。 It’s windy. 今日はいい天気です。 The weather today is nice. ひどい天気ですね。 Terrible weather, isn’t it?I 外は雨が降っています。 It’s raining outside. ここ最近はとても暑いですね。 It’s been very hot lately, hasn’t it?
