The Great Library

hen learning Japanese, reading often makes up the bulk of it. Needless to say, by reading a lot of different material, you can learn and pick up various new words and phrases. Learning words in context this way is useful since you can see the actual word ‘in action’. I often come across many interesting reading articles on either the internet, magazines, my textbooks, news clippings etc. Here in The Great Chokochoko Library you’ll find articles I’ve collected over time (or written myself). Be sure to check back often as the collection will grow and more reading articles will be added each time. Like this: Like Loading...

5 Step JLPT Study Method Using Japanese Newspapers for Kids Post Japanese Stories Go to Tom Ray's home page. Go to the Tierra home page. I have translated these texts as my own way of studying Japanese. I have made them available on my web page primarily for other people studying Japanese (and also for Japanese people studying English), but also for those in the West who may not be familiar with these stories. The files present the books, page by page. For those who wish to use the texts to study Japanese, it is useful to have spaces separating the Japanese words. If you don't know how to display Japanese characters: in Netscape, select the ``Options'' menu, then the ``Language Encoding'', then ``Japanese (Auto-Select)''. ももたろう、 Momotarou (Momotarou, the Peach Boy). さるかに、Sarukani (The Monkey and the Crab). したきりすずめ、Shitakirisuzume (The Sparrows' Inn). はなさかじじい、Hanasakajijii (Grandfather Cherry-Blossom, The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom). かちかちやま、 Kachikachiyama (Click Clack Mountain). つるのおんがえし、Tsurunoongaeshi (The Fairy Crane, Repaying the Kindness to the Crane).

Resources | Gakuu - Learn Real Japanese Here you can find the best resources for how to learn Japanese! This is a specially compiled page of links with an emphasis on unique learning materials, websites and applications, the majority of which are entirely free. Use them together with Gakuu’s material to enhance your learning experience. Have suggestions or notice any broken links? .:: Contents ::. Icon Level Guide: Green = Beginner. Amber = Intermediate. Red = Advanced. Dictionaries Jisho.org – A cleaner version of Jim Breen’s JDIC. Jim Breen’s JDIC – Great for text glossing large chunks of information. Yamasa Kanji Dictionary – Search for kanji online. Yahoo Dictionary – Can search Daijisen and Daijirin dictionaries (requires Yahoo! RNN News Current Events Dictionary – Useful expressions from hot topics in the news. Onomatopoeic/Mimetic Word Dictionary – Lookup difficult onomatopoeic expressions. ‘Mihongo’ Visual Dictionary – Search for tricky words and learn their meaning by pictures! Kotowaza – Search for proverbs and sayings. Grammar