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Japanese Language Study

Resources, websites, etc. for Japanese language study.  Feel free to submit your own preferred weblink here.

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    Web Link Forum: Learning Japanese Language

    An informative forum discussing the topic of learning Japanese language

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    Web Link A Japanese Guide to Japanese Grammar

    Helpful grammar rules from a Japanese perspective

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    Web Link Henshall Kanji Mnemonics

    This page contains mnemonics for the kanji taught in the first six years of school in Japan (i.e. 1,006 kanji), as developed by Professor Kenneth Henshall. They have been extracted from his book: "A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters" (Tuttle, 1995). The book covers all 1,945 general-use kanji.

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    Web Link The Japanese Page

    Another community to help you learn Japanese - includes forums and videos on Japanese language and culture.

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    Web Link JapanesePod101

    JapanesePod101 offers great Japanese lessons in short podcasts that are entertaining, informative, and teach you Japanese you will be able to use in any situation. You can subscribe to their podcasts for free and listen anywhere. For those of you who would like to take it a step further, JapanesePod101's offers premium services with online lessons, placement testing, great study tools, and one-on-one access to native Japanese instructors. (Description provided by Jim Rogers: http://blog.jimrogers.me)

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    Web Link Lang-8: Multi-lingual Language

    Lang-8 is great for writing, and native speakers will correct your Japanese (and you can in turn correct others English, or whatever other language you are native/fluent in). It's free, as it's community-based. (Summary courtesy of Ashley Thompson http://survivalguidejapan.blogspot.com/ )

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    Web Link Rosetta Stone

    Rosetta Stone claims to be the world's largest language learning community. Over 5 million people are learning a language with our award-winning, interactive courses. Practice with native speakers from around the world.

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    Web Link Rikaichan [Firefox Add-On]
    Japanese to English/German/French/Russian dictionary. When browsing the Internet using Firefox, just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears. Automatically de-inflects verbs and adjectives. Detailed kanji view...
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    Web Link Speedanki.com

    Kanji flash cards with JLPT vocabulary: a simple and effective Japanese language online study system. Includes options for various JLPT sets (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

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    Web Link FromZero.com

    FromZero.com (formerly YesJapan.com) boasts it's the #1 interactive-learning Japanese language website. Learn at your own pace how to speak, read and write Japanese! Interactive grammar and pronunciation. 5 courses for every level of study.

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    Web Link Yookoso! Japanese Language Study

    A fairly extensive list of sites and resources for studying Japanese language

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