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 - EnglishโJapanese Online Dictionary Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ใญใผใๅญ | 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 - ๆผขๅญ่พๅ ธ Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP Oichanโs Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese
่ชๆบ็ฑๆฅ่พๅ ธ - Etymology Dictionary ๅนณๆๅๅญ็่ช่พๅ ธ - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary ๆ ไบใใจใใ่พๅ ธ - Proverb Dictionary ๆฅๆฌ่ชไฟ่ช่พๆธ - Colloquial Language Dictionary ๆฅๆฌ่ชใณใญใฑใผใทใงใณ่พๅ ธ
IT็จ่ช่พๅ ธ e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms ไธ็ๅ Web Dictionary - Sanseido Weblio - ่พๆธ - Main Dictionary Weblio - ใทใฝใผใฉใน - Thesaurus Weblio ็ฟป่จณ - Translate alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary goo.ne.jp - Gooโs Dictionary kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface Tatoeba - Example Sentences Tsukuba Corpus ่คๅๅ่ฉใฌใญใทใณใณ - Compound Verb Lexicon Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities Excite.co.jpโs 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.jpโs Thesaurus ้ก่ชๅ็พฉ่ช่พๅ ธ - 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 Kimโs Guide - Site for Complete Beginners Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material Japanese Parts of Speech - ๆฅๆฌ่ช 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 (ๆฌ้ณ่ช) and mimetic words (ๆฌๆ ่ช) 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 - ไปฎๅ and ใญใผใๅญ 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 Childrenโs 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 ๅฐ่ชฌใ่ชญใใ๏ผ
Anime
AniChart Anime List Hummingbird - MAL Alternative Anime Recommendation Finder
Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally Japanese Subtitles
News
SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App SANSPO.COM๏ผใตใณในใ๏ผ NHKใใฅใผใน and NHK Easy Version ๆๆฅๆฐ่ - Asahi and Childrenโs Edition Japan Times Japan Today MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine Metropolis Magazine | Japanโs Number 1 English Magazine Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine Yomiuri, Childrenโs 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.jpโs 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 - ALCโs 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 Learnerโs Dictionary: Revised and Expanded - Kodanshaโs Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) - The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary - The Original Modern Readerโs 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 nรฉojapanisme 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 ไฝๅนด.jp/ - Japanese ๅนณๆ (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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