Directory of Japanese Resources

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This category is dedicated to the Japanese language, its complicated written structure of Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana; its numerous dialects, grammar, and all other aspects of communication in Japanese.

Subcategories

• Dialects
• Educational Software
• Japanese Dictionaries
• Learning
• Resources

Resources in This Category

• All the Japanese Slang You Can Stand

  http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/
  Dictionary of slang terms, with an introductory page offering general advice and book recommendations to people interested in learning Japanese.

• Japanese wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no

  http://www.kortlandt.nl/publications/art191e.pdf
  Scholarly study of the syntax of the six most common post-nominal particles in Japanese, by Frederik Kortlandt.

• Kanji Names Project

  http://www2.gol.com/users/billp/students/kanjiname/
  Descriptions of Japanese names in English with kanji image files, and information on kanji books.

• Learn Japanese

  http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
  Learn to speak Japanese from these online lessons.

• Nihongo: Japanese Language

  http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm
  Articles reflecting on miscellaneous aspects of the language, thorough resources for Japanese numbers and counters, and lengthy list of summaries of books for learning Japanese.

• Origins of the Japanese Language

  http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/jpp/japor.html
  Presents a theory on the origin of the Japanese language, addressing issues of whether it is an isolate and its relationship to surrounding languages.

• Osaka Shoin Women's College

  http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/index-e.htm
  The Japanese Language Research Center.

• Otake Japanese Calligraphy

  http://www5.big.or.jp/~otake/hey/fude00.htm
  Pictures of kanji characters and their meanings in several categories. Also features a list of many common English names transliterated into kana characters.

• Reading Tutor Homepage

  http://language.tiu.ac.jp/index_e.html
  Designed to help JFL/JSL learners improve their reading skills in Japanese. Has bilingual dictionary; vocabulary and kanji level checkers.

• Your Name In Japanese

  http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/
  Translates any name phonetically into Japanese kanji.

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