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A collaboration of Japanese slang and its origins.
http://www.coolslang.com/bislang.php?LanguageFromCode=jpn&LanguageToCode=eng
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Otake Japanese Calligraphy
Common kanji meanings and illustrations.
http://www5.big.or.jp/~otake/hey/fude00.htm
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Wabon.net
Uses humorous flash animations to teach Japanese.
http://www.wabon.net/
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Smiling Daily Proverbs
Listing of common Japanese expressions and proverbs.
http://www.japanippon.com/proverbs.htm
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Your Name In Japanese
Translates your name phonetically into Japanese kanji.
http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/
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Communicating With the Japanese
Offers examples of how English influenced contemporary Japanese.
http://www.culturalsavvy.com/Japan_part_1.htm
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The Japanese Language
Gives a linguistic look at Japanese, its classification, and its changes from adoption of Chinese
characters and development of its own syllabaries.
http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LANGUAGE.HTM
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Japanese Writing Tutor
Helps students develop written katakana, hiragana, and kanji skills through animated guides to
writing Japanese syllabaries.
http://members.aol.com/writejapan/
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Japanappy
Offers online conversational Japanese lessons with sound as well as tutor, homestay and language
exchange partner matchmaking.
http://japanappy.com/
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Free Light Japanese
Learn the Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana and the 1,945 jouyou kanji), vocabulary, and
pronunciation by using multimedia techniques.
http://www.hikyaku.com/fljap/fljapg.html
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Easy Japanese
Offers basic Chinese character learning online.
http://easyjapan.hut.ru/
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Origins of the Japanese Language
Presents a theory on the origin of the Japanese language, addressing issues of whether it is an
isolate and its relationship to surrounding languages.
http://www-lib.icu.ac.jp/LibShuppan/lecture/6-2-1.html
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The Origins of Kanji in Japan
The history of Chinese characters and how they came to be used in Japanese writing.
http://www.logoi.com/notes/kanji_origins.html
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Mainichi-Kanji
Introduces a new Chinese character to learn each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples; and
reviews on weekends. Viewable on any computer.
http://mainichi.incors.com/
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Learning Japanese BBS
Web-based bulletin board system for learning Japanese.
http://toshiweb.50megs.com/
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Kanji.com
Writings on the kanji character system.
http://www.kanji.com/
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Japanese: The Spoken Language
This three-volume textbook series and accompanying interactive CD-ROM program stresses Japanese as
it is spoken today in Japan.
http://www.yale.edu/yup/jsl.htm
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Genki
Japanese and English language webring for those interested in learning these languages.
http://powersugoi.net/genki
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Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japanese Language
Explains historical development of the Japanese language and diversity of its gender specific
constructs and their usage.
http://www.coolest.com/jpfm.htm
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Discovery Information's Kanji Lessons
Free online Chinese character lessons and links to Japanese-related sites.
http://www.discover.btinternet.co.uk/
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Classical Japanese Poetry
Poems from Manyoshu, Kokinshu, and Genji, in English, romanization and Japanese script, with
explanation of classical grammar. New poems added weekly.
http://www.classical-japanese.net/
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The Japanese Slang Jisho
A slang resource for Japanese language enthusiasts interested in learning colloquial speech
terminology.
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/jibiki.htm
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Lesson/J
Uses a Java applet to provide dictation exercises for students of any level of Japanese from
beginner to advanced.
http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/index.html
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Yahoo Groups: Nihongooshiemasu
E-group for studying, asking, and explaining Japanese.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nihongooshiemasu/
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Rikai
Free site that allows you to read Japanese kanji on any webpage by passing your mouse cursor over
the characters.
http://www.rikai.com/
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Japanese Letters
General intro and history of the language.
http://www.watanabegumi.co.jp/jpculture/letters/letters.html
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Open Japan
An online tool that lets you view Japanese websites with any browser.
http://students.washington.edu/danbjork/open/cgi-bin/view.cgi
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Joyo 96 - Understanding Written Japanese
Guide and tutorial on written Japanese.
http://www.joyo96.org/
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Japanese Sign Language
Article on JSL by Karen Nakamura of Yale University.
http://www.deaflibrary.org/jsl.html
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KanjiLearn
Virtual flashcards and dictionary of 2135 kanji.
http://www2.gol.com/users/jpc/Japan/Kanji/KanjiLearn
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Kanji-Step
Resources for Japanese language, kanji testing, and discussion forums.
http://www.kanjistep.com/
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Access-J Japanese WWW Page Viewer
Free site that lets you view Japanese websites using an English browser and print Japanese on any
printer.
http://www.dgs.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jviewer.html
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Benkyou Shimashou
Vocab drills and multiple choice quiz that includes all the words for the December 1999 Japanese
Proficiency Exam, Level 4.
http://www.twics.com/~oaklid/benkyou/
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Kana
Purdue University's guide and programs to learn hiragana and katakana.
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/Kana/Kana.html
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Janglish
List of the scrambled borrowed words from English.
http://home.att.net/~keiichiro/janglish/list.html
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Shodouka
A free service allowing you to view Japanese webpages without a Japanese system or added software.
http://www.shodouka.com/
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Kanji Game
A program to facilitate the memorization of Japanese words and characters.
http://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/kanjigame.html
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Japanese-Online
Learn basic Japanese free on the net by dialogs, sound files, vocabulary, grammar and culture
lessons.
http://www.japanese-online.com/language/
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Learn Japanese: Japanese Education
Several Japanese lessons and explantions made by Japanese instructors.
http://ux01.so-net.ne.jp/~o1779uma/
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Jisyo.org
Helps to read Japanese pages by embedding pop-up hints with readings and definitions. Can also
generate study lists. [May not work with Netscape].
http://www.jisyo.org/
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The Launch Pad Nihongo
A guide to studying Japanese language, culture, and society online.
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~mrf12/
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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
Webpage version of the sci.lang.japan guide to basic Japanese grammar and syntax.
http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html
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Kanji Names Project
Descriptions of Japanese names in English with kanji image files, and information on kanji books
http://www2.gol.com/users/billp/students/kanjiname/
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Nihongo: Japanese Language
Trussel's EclectiCity.
http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm
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