Complete Guide to Japanese

Posted by Tae Kim Disclaimer: This is still a work in progress! What is a complete guide to Japanese? Despite what many are led to believe, learning Japanese is not significantly more difficult than learning any other language. The truth is mastering any foreign language is quite an endeavor. If you think about it, you are essentially taking everything you've learned in life and re-learning it in a completely different way. Most Japanese textbooks only go over a small subset of what you need to learn Japanese, typically covering a certain amount of grammar and vocabulary with a smattering of dialogues and readings. Another important distinction in the complete guide is that it does not try to hide or avoid more casual but perfectly acceptable aspects of the language. Resources and Tools There are a large number of useful tools on the web for learning Japanese. Corrections Copyright The Complete Guide is currently NOT licensed under a creative commons or any other license. Table of Contents

faq - LearnJapanese - Aurora Computerized Kanji-Study Aids Computerized Kanji-Study Aids by Jeremiah Stone Those who have been studying Japanese as adults know the frustration of trying to pick up a book and read. This article looks at four programs that can help the frustrated student to expand his/her Japanese vocabulary and pool of kanji. The beta version reviewed here did not have a manual (stuck in printing) and works only in 256 colors; both of these restriction will be fixed by release time. The Japanese WordMaster program is advertised as a "vocabulary and kanji study system." Overall, the program is great for someone who doesn't want to give a lot of space over to the Japanese system, or bigger study programs. MacSUNRISE Script 2.0 This offering comes from the well known international team of Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn, authors of several kanji dictionaries and study guides. This program uses onscreen buttons to control its functions, requiring a search through the manual to find what each button does. KanjiWorks Mikan 1.0

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List of jōyō kanji Jōyō kanji consists of 2,136 characters. For brevity, only one English translation is given per kanji.The "Grade" column specifies the grade in which the kanji is taught in Elementary schools in Japan. Grade "S" means that it is taught in secondary school.The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi then kun'yomi), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table.This list does not include characters that were present in older versions of the list but have since been removed (勺, 銑, 脹, 錘, 匁).Hyphens in the kun'yomi readings separate kanji from their okurigana.The "Old" column reflects the official kyūjitai specified in the standard Jōyō table;[1] it does not include unofficial, extended, or Asahi characters.[discuss]The readings presented here are those noted in the official Jōyō table.[2] Special readings and uncommon readings are indicated in brackets.[3] Other readings (generally less common, such as the nanori) may also exist. See also[edit] External links[edit] Notes[edit]