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Nihongo　日本語

I am studying Japanese and taking classes at The Japan-America Society of Houston. On this page you will find a collection of links that I have found useful in my studies.

Charlie's Google Page

Textbook Links
- Genki Online - This is the web site for the textbook that I'm using. Be sure and check out the self-study room page.
- Usagi-Chan's Genki Resource Page - Resource site for Genki users offering exercises for learning hiragana, katakana and kanji, as well as for the vocabulary appearing in Genki. Hiragana and katakana sections include stroke order movies, drag-and-drop-style exercises, worksheets and flashcards in PDF format. [by Andrea Shea & Kazue Masuyama]
- David Hallgren's Japanese Page - Another general site for Genki users with lots of lists and practice tests.
- Keiko Ofuji's Site at Bates College - Look for this page JPN 101, 201, 301, 401 on this site which has lots of helpful lists and links for the Genki texts.
- Genki Japanese-English Index - This is an Excel file of all the vocabulary words found in the Genki texts.
- Genki Japanese-English Lists - This is an Excel file that I created using the above index that has lists of all vocabulary (e.g., ru-verbs, u-verbs, i-adjectives, na-adjectives) in the same order they are presented in the Genki texts.
- Genki I Particles - This is a PDF file summarizing all the particles introduced in Genki I.
- Genki Adjective-Verb Flash Cards - Flash cards and lists for all the adjectives and verbs found in the Genki texts.
- Genki Kanji Cards - Flash cards and vocabulary lists for all the kanji found in the Genki texts.
Online Genki Tests
- Genki Exercises - This site provides a variety of vocabulary exercises for all the lessons of Genki, including exercises to match words with their meanings, to choose the correct meanings, and to find the words or particles to fill in the blank, etc. It also includes quizzes for matching hiragana and katakana. [by Mieko U. Peek]
- Usagi-Chan's Genki Resource Page - The vocabulary section provides word lists for all the lessons and exercises for meanings or readings of the vocabulary. [by Andrea Shea & Kazue Masuyama]
- Verb / Adjective Conjugation Practice - Practice conjugating the verbs and adjectives introduced in the Dialogue and Grammar section. Contains 16 exercises for such conjugations as negative form, past form, dictionary form, masu-form, te-form, passive form and causative form. [by Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno and Akimasa Kinoshita]. The same exercise are also stored on this page at Okayama University.
- Kanji Reading Practice - Exerciseswhere you have to type in the correct reading in hiragan for all the kanji introduced in the Genki Reading & Writing sections. Your input record is shown when you finish. The same exercise are also stored on this page at Okayama University.
- Kanji no Renshuu - This site contains exercises for kanji vocabulary learned in Genki 1, Genki 2 and An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese. Students can choose quiz-type and lesson(s) to practice. They can also choose how much vocabulary from the selected lesson(s) to put into the practice. A kanji vocabulary list for each lesson of the three textbooks are also available. [by Michael Hominick (created for Duke University)]
- Capesius-san's Flash Cards - Flash cards for all vocabulary and kanji from the Genki texts.
- Japanese Language Resources - Vocabulary database and quizzes for the Genki texts (with audio samples).
- Suuji (Numbers) Listening Quiz - Listening quiz for numbers. [by Akimasa Kinoshita]
- Jikan (Time) Listening Quiz - Listening quiz for expressions of time. [by Akimasa Kinoshita]
Grammar
- Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese Grammar - More grammar explanations and examples.
- Tim Takamuatsu's Page - Click on his language link for his grammar links. Has detailed information on verbs, adjectives, particles, and prepositions.
- Minna no Kyoozai (Everyone's Teaching Materials)- Grammar resources for teachers of Japanese, based upon Kyookasho o Tsukuroo (Let's Make a Text Book!), an online Japanese textbook and workbook in PDF format, compiled by the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute. Excellent grammar explanations with examples.
- Japanese Online Self-Help Utility (JOSHU) - Very helpful with lots of links.
- Japan-Studies.com - Online lessons with a good grammar section.
- Pera Pera Penguin - Daily Yomiuri Online 5-minute Japanese Class by Hitomi Hirayama.
- JGram - The Japanese Grammar database - More grammar information.
- The Japanese Page - General site on everything Japanese with useful links on grammar.
- Tamae Prindle's Particles Page - Has more information on particles.
- Japanese Verbs - Conjugation rules for the various verb forms.
- Introduction to Japanese Language - Online learning program with lots of exercises.
Kana
- Fujik's Japanese Page - Online hiragana and katakana matching test.
- Real Kana - Online hiragana and katakana romaji typing test.
Kanji
- Genki Kanji List (linked to WWWKanji) - A list of kanji learned in Genki. Each kanji in the list is linked to WWkanji, a kanji-learning system created by Ms. Saeko Komori at Chubu University. Each kanji page in WWKanji offers information on kanji readings, stroke number and compound words, as well as a QuickTime movie showing stroke order.
- Usagi-Chan's Genki Resource Page - The kanji section contains stroke order movies, drag-and-drop-style exercises, worksheets and flashcards in PDF format. [by Andrea Shea & Kazue Masuyama]
- Kanji Alive - Web-based tool to help Japanese-language learners read and write kanji. It contains a database of 1235 kanji. Students can easily search for kanji in a certain lesson of Genki by inputting the lesson number. [by Kanji Alive Team (The University of Chicago)]
- Kanji Anatomy - Has very useful imagery for helping you remember Kanji.
- Java Kanji Flashcards 500 - Online flash cards.
- Drill and Learn the Kanji - Online flash cards.
- Kanji Practice - Online flash cards.
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Kanji Project - Online flash cards.
- Gahoh - Stroke order videos.
Online Dictionaries
- Jim Breen's WWWJDIC - My favorite online dictionary.
Online Translation Services
- Bable Fish Translation - Easy to use online and general web site translation service.
- Excite Japanese-English - My favorite web site translation service. The second option in the drop down menu displays the attempted translation along with the original text.
- So-net Japanese Translation Service - Like the above but easier to use and goes both ways.
Software
- Pocket Stackz - Flashcards for Pocket PC. Genki specific available.
- Gakusoft - Flashcards for Pocket PC with stroke order animations for Kana and Kanji. Genki specific available.
- Language Bug - Flashcards for mobile phones.
Miscellaneous
- MIT Japanese Language Program - University site with lots of structured exercises organized by semester.
- Meguro Language Center - Lots of tutorials, vocabulary lists, flash programs, and worksheets for learning Japanese.
- Nihongo o Manaboo - Select "English" on this page to open up a window. Here you can view animations, text, and hear dialogs of various situations in both Japanese and English.
- Charles Kelly's Online Japanese Language Study Materials - Great collection of links to free-to-use online materials that Charles Kelly developed to help people study Japanese.
- Japanese Language - Another collection of links.
- Japanese Language Learning Tools on Web - Another collection of links.
- The Japanese Page - General site on everything Japanese
- Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks - Another collections of links.
- Japanese Holidays and Cultural Events - short summaries with pictures and links.
Stores
- White Rabbit Press - Great place to buy kanji flash cards and electronic dictionaries.