100 top resources to learn Japanese

741 Flares6250116×741 Flares We find ourselves often giving recommendations of products to learn Japanese with, and we thought it’d be useful to compile a list for your reference. We have included a number of our own products, only where we are convinced that they are deserving of their place in the list, and we have included paid and free study resources without discrimination. The list is broken up by category and each item is clearly marked as to what JLPT level it targets. Japanese textbooks Our very own textbook. Probably the most popular Japanese textbook, published by The Japan Times, is well worth its reputation. You can think of this textbook as Genki III. Another good intermediate-advanced textbook. Our free 14-day hiragana & katakana course. Probably the only Japanese textbook distributed as a desktop application has recently also become available on all kinds of mobile devices. As long as you get the kana-version, this can be a pretty good textbook. Reviewing vocabulary & kanji

and Korean – Japanese Language Resources Since I’m starting to pick up Japanese, I thought it will be a good idea to create a new page for the sites/books that I’m using. Note that some/most of the resources are written in Korean, since I’m using Korean to study Japanese most of the time ^^ Links to further details/reviews will be posted (coming soon!) Online Tutorials Reading Practices ECIS インタネット放送局 - reading and listening practice (beginner – advanced) Grammar Interesting Sites / Reading Resources Japanese Language Books I tend to use books written in Korean or Chinese. NEW TOP 일본어 첫걸음 (입문 / 초급) (click here for a review)일본어 무작정 따라하기일본어 문법 무작정 따라하기KUJAP シリーズ日本語 (click here for a review)初級日本語問題集 (click for a review)An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese학교에서 배울 수 없는 일본어Japanese Core Words and Phrases: Things you can’t find in a dictionary (Review) A very comprehensive list on Japanese learning resources. Japanese Novels Strawberry Night (First novel I finished reading)

Learn Japanese Language, Words, Phrases. Speak, Write Japanese with Free Lessons Links for Studying Japanese Online There are so many resources on the Internet for studying Japanese! These are the best ones I've found so far, and I hope you find something helpful in this list. Some quick notes first: Everything listed here is free to use unless otherwise noted. Links in bold are are highly recommended. This page has grown a bit out of control, so please pardon the clutter until I find a better way to organize it. Real-Time Online Lessons JOI (Japanese Online Institution) - An online school offering affordable real-time online lessons focusing on speaking, listening, reading, and grammar. Software JWPce - Japanese word processor for Windows. Web-based Language Tools rikaichan - A Firefox add-on that gives you mouseover popups for Japanese words. Textbooks Genki - A good textbook for introductory students. Reference Books A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (.jp) - A great book for grammar. Study Books Note: These books are in Japanese only, and only available on order from Japan (as far as I know). Kana