Japanese Resources

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• Server Info and Resources (Sessions, Permissions, Kana and Conjugation charts): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GdpF_ameYIvhFTT2Ji_MNisDS7qCLENoxMllR59q6Zg
  • Saturday 14:00 GMT: Genki Session by RayderBlitz
  • Saturday 21:00 GMT: Reading Session (Beginner) by Chrouya
  • Sunday 16:00 GMT: Reading Session (Intermediate) by Yves
  • Sunday 14:00 GMT: Teaching Session using JPLang by Koko
• Hawkbot, CyberHawk's Public Discord Bot invitation link: https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=193403294419255297&scope=bot&permissions=0
• Yatalu's Pronunciation Syllabus:
  • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22136950/Files/Yatalu_syllabus.pdf
  • Wiki (WIP): http://de.yatalu.wikia.com/wiki/Yatalu_Wiki
• Proto_baggins'
  • Conjugation Game (https://bibby.github.io/conjugator/)
• Chrouya's scanned materials:
  • Kantan Jisho (Advanced pitch accent guidelines)
    • http://www.mediafire.com/file/58a39fujxic5q0w/Kantan_Jisho_%28Pitch_Accent%29.pdf
• DarkDullahan's High School Japanese Course materials:
  • https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0xI2AG66P_4UmhKN25ac20tSjg&usp=sharing
• Zero's ShareWis N4 materials:
  • https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/172424463520890881/335767445044330496/N4_text.zip
• Mamoru's Free Materials (from Learn Japanese in SG)
  • https://dimitri2012.wordpress.com/free-materials/

Other Japanese related Discord channels

• 日本語を勉強しましょう: https://discord.gg/8XmRxwc
• 毎日英語と日本語: https://discord.gg/7afWr9x
• English-Japanese Language Exchange: https://discord.gg/NJJCYVD
• Learn A Lang!: https://discord.gg/mM8EDA9
• Ling & Lang: https://discord.gg/RZB9jGG

Online Textbooks/Guides

• /r/LearnJapanese Starters Guide (https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide)
• Spideyday & Alanae Guide to Japanese [GDoc Guide] (https://goo.gl/iS0kSb)
• DJT Guide to Japanese [4chan's Guide] (https://djtguide.neocities.org/guide.html)
• JPLang [E-learning material from TUFS) (https://jplang.tufs.ac.jp/)
  • Other TUFS modules (http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/mt/ja/)
• Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese [Grammar] (http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/)
  • (http://aryailia.blogspot.nl/2017/05/supplements-to-tae-kims-guide-to.html)
• Imabi [Detailed Grammar] (http://www.imabi.net/)
• Maggie-Sensei [Conversational Grammar] (http://maggiesensei.com/)
• Nihongo no Mori [Grammar (on Youtube!)] (http://nihongonomori.com/)
• NihongoResources' Introduction to Japanese (http://pomax.github.io/nrGrammar/)
• Wasabi [Grammar/Reading Material] (https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/)
• Y's Japanese [Native Grammar Notes] (http://ysjapanese.wp-x.jp/)
• Tofugu Articles on Japanese (http://www.tofugu.com/japanese)
  • TextFugu [Tofugu's Guide] (http://www.textfugu.com/)
  • Wanikani [Kanji SRS] (https://www.wanikani.com/)
  • EtoEto [Textbook in ALPHA] (https://etoeto.com/)
• Sci.lang.Japan FAQ [General Guide] (http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/afaq.html)
• Japan Foundation: Erin's Challenge [General Guide] (https://www.erin.ne.jp/en/)
• Many Things [General Guide] (http://www.manythings.org/japanese/)
• MARUGOTO Plus [General Guide] (http://a2.marugotoweb.jp/en/)
• Nihongo Ichiban [General Guide] (https://nihongoichiban.com/)
• Nihongo Education Web System [Web Contents] (http://www.nihongo-ews.jp/)
• Tanous [JLPT Study Materials] (http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/)
• JapaneseMEOW [JLPT Study Guide] (http://japanesemeow.com/)
• Renshuu [General Guide] (https://www.renshuu.org/)
• JPDrills [Quizzing] (http://www.jpdrills.com/)
• Japanese Class [Interactive Games] (https://japaneseclass.jp/)
• Go Nihongo [Textbook Excerpts (Genki,JSL,Tobira)] (http://www.gonihongo.com/)
• Japanese in Anime & Manga [Learning Materials] (http://anime-manga.jp/)
• https://www.edx.org/course/japanese-pronunciation-communication-wasedax-jpc111x
• York University Lecture Notes [Power Japanese] (http://buna.yorku.ca/japanese/eljp/ejlecnotes.html)
• Niwasaburō Gendai Nihongo Bunpō Gaisetsu [J-J Grammar Guide] (http://www.geocities.jp/niwasaburoo/shuyoumokuji.html)
• Visualizing Japanese Grammar [Flash-based Presentations] (https://www2.gwu.edu/~eall/vjg/vjghomepage/vjghome.htm)

Flowcharts and Cheat Sheets

• Aeron Buchanan's Chart [Verb Conjugations] (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/AMB_Japanese_Verbs.pdf)
• /u/Honest_Banker's Chart [Verb Conjugations] (https://i.imgur.com/ksCNkA6.jpg)
• NihonShock Cheat Sheet Pack (http://cheatsheets.nihonshock.com/)
• Tofugu's Cheat Sheet [Particle Usage] (https://files.tofugu.com/articles/japanese/2009-03-25-japanese-particles-cheatsheet/japanese-particles-cheatsheet1.pdf)
• Textfugu's Cheat Sheet [Foreign Katakana Combinations] (http://www.textfugu.com/downloads/worksheets/katakana-rules.pdf)

Dictionaries & Tools

• Google Japanese IME (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/japaneseinput/eula.html)
• Google Translate (https://translate.google.co.jp/) (Handwritten works well!)
• Jisho [Dictionary JA↔EN] (http://jisho.org/) OR
• Tangorin [Dictionary JA↔EN] (http://www.tangorin.com/)
• ALC [Dictionary EN↔JA] (http://www.alc.co.jp/)
• Kotobank [Dictionary JA↔JA] (https://kotobank.jp/)
• Goo [JA↔JA,EN,CH] (http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/)
• Weblio [Synonyms, JA↔JA,EN,CH,KO, Classical] (http://www.weblio.jp/)
• NicoNicoPedia [Memes / Colloquial] (http://dic.nicovideo.jp/)
• Bookmarked DoJG [Grammar] (http://djt.neocities.org/bunpou/full_night.html) [x]
• Japanese.io [Automatic Annotations] (https://www.japanese.io/)
• Reading Tutor [Automatic Annotations, 日→日 for best effect] (http://language.tiu.ac.jp/)
• Talkify.net [In browser Text-to-Speech] (http://talkify.net/)
• KanjiTomo [Optical Character Recognition] (http://kanjitomo.net/)
• sci.lang.Japan [Handwritten Kanji Recognition] (http://kanji.sljfaq.org/)
• Aiyori [Mnemonic Dictionary] (http://www.japanese-language.aiyori.org)
• KanjiDamage [Kanji Mnemonics] (http://www.kanjidamage.com/)
• OJAD [Accent Dictionary] (http://www.gavo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ojad/)
• Collocation Jiten [J-J Expressions] (http://collocation.hyogen.info/)
• NINJAL Corpora and Databases (https://www.ninjal.ac.jp/english/database/)
  • Verb Handbook (http://verbhandbook.ninjal.ac.jp/headwords/)
• Benrichō [Counters] (https://www.benricho.org/kazu/a.html)
• Nihongo Kyōshi [Jargon for JEES] (http://www.nihongokyoshi.co.jp/manbow/index.php)

SRS (Spaced Repetition Software) Related

• Anki [Spaced Repetition Software] (http://ankisrs.net/)
• Bunpro [N5~3 Grammar SRS] (https://bunpro.jp/)
• Memrise [Online SRS] (https://www.memrise.com/)
• Rikaichan [In-browser Reading Aid] : Hover over words for definitions
  • (http://rikaisama.sourceforge.net/) [Rikaisama, Firefox]
  • (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en) [Rikaikun, Chrome]
• Yomichan [In-browser Reading Aid]: Rikaichan with SRS support, Chrome
  • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yomichan/ogmnaimimemjmbakcfefmnahgdfhfami
• Furiganizer [In-browser Reading Aid] : Adds furigana to a text/website
  • (http://www.furiganizer.com/) (Furiganizer)
  • (http://hiragana.jp/) (Hiragana no Megane)
  • (http://yomoyomo.jp/index.php) (YomoYomo, also for Yahoo)
• Houhou [Windows SRS + Dictionary] (http://houhou-srs.com/)

Reading Materials

V = Voiced, F = Furigana, D = Definitions on Hovering, E = Bilingual Articles, H = Hiragana

• Watanoc [N5~N3 ] (http://watanoc.com/)
• Archived ChokoChoko Material Collection [N5~N1] https://mega.nz/#!8oJGWaqD!pbPFZc7mMPT1Fl2lq42IwwUXenrri4E2fExCNpLAzsA
• NHK News Web Easy [N4 ] (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/index.html)
  • Translation Attempts: https://www.reddit.com/r/NHKEasyNews/
• Asahi Gakusei Shinbun (http://www.asagaku.com/topnews/sho/sho_article.html)
• NHK News [N2~N1] (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/)
• Satori Reader [N4~N2 ] (https://satorireader.com/)
• Nippon Talk [N4~N2 ] (http://www.nippontalk.com/en/)
• Hiragana Times [N3~N2 ] (http://www.hiraganatimes.com/ja)
• Matcha Japan Travel Magazine [N4~N3 ] (http://mcha-easy.com)
• Reading Material Bank [N4~N2] (http://language.tiu.ac.jp/materials/jpn/index.html)
• Japanese Stories [N5~N4 ] (http://life.ou.edu/stories/)
• Japanese Stories [N4~N3 ] (http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Gaien/7211/top.html)
• Kids Goo [Interactive ] (http://kids.goo.ne.jp/index.html?SY=0&MD=2)
• Final Fantasy Webnovels [N3~N2] (http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/ffstory/ff/index.html)
• Comico [Free Manga/Novels] (http://www.comico.jp/)
• MangaBox [Free Manga] (https://www.mangabox.me/)
• Mangadou [Manga with notes (Paid)] (https://www.mangadou.jp/)
• Syosetu [Free Light Novels] (http://yomou.syosetu.com/)
• Nameko (https://namepara.com/atochi/info/dx/)
• LivingJapanese Yotsuba Reading Pack (http://livingjapanese.com/pages/reading_packs.html)

Listening Materials

• Japanese Livestream Websites
  • Niconama (http://live.nicovideo.jp/)
  • CaveTube (https://www.cavelis.net/)
  • Fresh Live (https://freshlive.tv/)
• Video Fragment Quizzing
  • Supernative (https://supernative.tv/) &
  • Delvin Language (http://delvinlanguage.com/)
• Radio Channels
  • Simulradio (http://www.simulradio.info/) & Ladio (http://ladio.net/)
• AudioDrama Podcast (http://podcast.audiodrama.info/)
• Broadcasted News Channels
  • Overview: http://streema.com/tv/country/Japan
  • FNN News (http://www.fnn-news.com/)
  • NHK for School (http://www.nhk.or.jp/school/clip/)
  • NHK Radio News (http://www.nhk.or.jp/radionews/)
  • News 24 (http://www.news24.jp/)
• Japanese Audio Flashcard Lessons (http://www.japaneseaudiolessons.com/download-japanese-lessons/)
• Bilingual Podcasts (http://bilingualnews.libsyn.com/)
• Animelon [Bilingual subs] (https://animelon.com/)
• Music Hyper Market (http://www.j-wave.co.jp/radiobar/hyper.htm#)
• SOLiVE Weather Channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTq_A9nBM0)
• Wilson JJ Live Japan TV (http://wilsonjj.me/jptv/#)
• Japanese TV 24/7 Livestream (http://mov3.co) [terebi.tzn.re is down (´・ω・｀)]

Youtube Channels

• Dogen [Japanese Phonetics] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakXVEUTT48)
• Nihongo no Mori [Grammar] (https://www.youtube.com/user/freejapaneselessons3)
• Japanese Ammo (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBSyd8tXJoEJKIXfrwkPdbA)
• Japanese from Zero (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxuZNRnlprC70l1bnI0n-XQ)
• JapanesePod101 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ox9NuTHYeRys63yZpBFuA)
• Benjiro [Skype Conversations] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBBWt5H8uZW1LSOh_aPt2Q)
• Matt vs Japan (AJATT, Anki tips)

  (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpf4BknRWAjb_oYIHoMDGVg)

Recommended Twitch Channels

Be sure to check the community Japan_Stream! And the RAD team!

• https://www.twitch.tv/japanglish [Retro] (Bilingual)
• https://www.twitch.tv/rnqq [LoL]
• https://www.twitch.tv/pixelink404 [LoL]
• https://www.twitch.tv/ohirun [Creative]
• https://www.twitch.tv/omoroiyankee [Retro]
• https://www.twitch.tv/otofu [LoL]
• https://www.twitch.tv/takutakubanban [Variety]
• https://www.twitch.tv/urinyan [Dancing]
• https://www.twitch.tv/mimicchi [Variety]
• https://www.twitch.tv/evasama [Variety]
• https://www.twitch.tv/gawl1625 [Variety]

Writing Materials

• Tips on Writing in Japanese (http://kakikata.dkrht.com/kihon/kihon00100.html)
• How to Write a Business Mail (http://email.chottu.net/)
• Hinoki Project Sakubun Course (http://hinoki-project.org/natane/document/list) [x]
• Kiji Check [Sentence Structure Check] (http://www.kiji-check.com/)

Kana and Kanji Materials

• Tofugu's Ultimate Guide to Learning Hiragana and Katakana (https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/) [Mnemonics] [Pikachu]
  (https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-katakana/)
• Dr. Moku [Mnemonics] (http://drmoku.com/)
• Real Kana [Kana Quizzing] (http://realkana.com)
• Easy Japanese [Kana Quizzing] (http://www.easyjapanese.org/)
• Japanese Lesson [Writing] (http://www.japanese-lesson.com/courses/index.html)
• Kanji-A-Live [In-depth] (http://app.kanjialive.com/)
• Gogen Guide [Origin of Kanji] (http://gogen-allguide.com/)
• KanjiMap [Element-Mapped] (https://thekanjimap.com/)
• Kakijun [Stroke Order] (http://kakijun.jp/)
• Draw Me A Kanji [Stroke Order] (http://drawmeakanji.com)
• Chibimusu Doriru [Drill Sheets] (http://happylilac.net/)
• Chigai [Kanji Nuance Differences] (http://www.chigai.org/)

Example Sentences

• J-Nihongo (http://j-nihongo.com/)
• My Languages (http://mylanguages.org/learn_japanese.php)
• Valiant Japanese Language School (https://www.facebook.com/ValiantJapanese)
• NHK Gogakuru (https://gogakuru.com/english/ps6178)
• Yourei [Japanese Only] (http://yourei.jp/)
• Tatoeba [Collaborative Collection] (https://tatoeba.org/)
  • I suggest looking for native entries (including sound samples) like this: https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?trans_filter=limit&trans_link=direct&from=jpn&to=eng&has_audio=yes&trans_to=eng&sort=random

Language Exchange

• Lang-8 (http://www.lang-8.com)
  • Free writing, checked by native speakers.
• Italki (https://www.italki.com/)
  • 1-on-1 online lessons with native language teachers.

Mobile Applications

• Human Japanese (http://www.humanjapanese.com/home)
• HiNative (https://hinative.com/en-US)
• JED - Japanese English Dictionary [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.umibouzu.jed)
• Tangoristo [NHK Reader Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tangoristo)
• Obenkyo [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Obenkyo&hl=ja)
• Kanji Senpai [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.rodriguez.kanjisenpai.android)
• Japanese Kanji Study [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindtwisted.kanjistudy)
• Japanese Listening Practice [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev28487.app267707)
• Akebi Japanese Dictionary [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.craxic.akebifree)
• Japanese Picture Books [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.pibo&hl=en)

(Online) Tests

• Japanese Computerized Adaptive Test (http://www.j-cat.org/en/)
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test (http://www.jlpt.jp/e/samples/forlearners.html)
• Japanese Language NAT-TEST (http://www.nat-test.com/en/about.html)
• Japanese Test for You (http://japanesetest4you.com/)
• Saora JLPT Practice (http://www.jlpt-practice.com/)
• Minna no Nihongo Tests [Beginner to Pre-Intermediate] (http://test.u-biq.org/)

Difficulty-based Lists and Documents

• Koohii's Big List (http://forum.koohii.com/thread-4133.html)
• Yudataguy's Resource List (https://github.com/yudataguy/Awesome-Japanese)
• The Hon Repository (Graded Readers) (http://www.thehonrepository.com/)
• The Difficulty Level Guide of Everything Japanese (http://japaneselevelup.com/difficulty-level-guide-everything-japanese/)
• Meyasubako's List of Starter Japanese Media (Visual Novels) (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnyyDt7jimEz-dgeMSKymRaT2r3QKBPm9AzqZ6oUWAs/pub)
• Extensive Spreadsheet for Reading Japanese Media (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1be-gX3ozkYBVbGVLAJHc8P6-gKCfZkVPRA_V6VaSQ00/pub)

Recommended Textbooks (paid)

• Genki I & Genki II (Beginner)
• Minna no Nihongo I & Minna no Nihongo II (Beginner)
• Nakama (Beginner)
• Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese (Intermediate)
• An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (Intermediate)
• Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced (Advanced)
• 上級日本語教科書 Facets of Culture (Advanced)
• 日本語文法演習 Nihongo Bunpou Enshuu Series (Advanced)
• さらに進んだスピーチプレゼンのための日本語発音練習帳 (Advanced)
• Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course (Kanji)
• Heisig's Remembering the Kanji (Kanji, albeit very controversial in its method)
• Dictionary of Japanese Grammar Series (Grammar)
• Kanzen Master series (JLPT materials)
• Sou Matome series (JLPT materials)
• A Japanese Reader (http://www.tuttlepublishing.com/language-books/japanese/kanji-books/a-japanese-reader)
• Comparison:http://rtkwiki.koohii.com/wiki/Comparison_of_Japanese_Textbooks_Table
• Mamoru's List of Books based on JLPT level:
  • JLPT N1: http://bit.ly/JLPT_N1
    JLPT N2: http://bit.ly/JLPT_N2
    JLPT N3: http://bit.ly/JLPT_N3
    JLPT N4: http://bit.ly/JLPT_N4
    JLPT N5: http://bit.ly/JLPT_N5B
    Others: http://bit.ly/OtherJapaneseBks

Other (informative)

• Japanese Closed Captions for Anime (http://kitsunekko.net/dirlist.php?dir=subtitles%2Fjapanese%2F)
• Guide to Web Typography in Japanese (http://hayataki-masaharu.jp/web-typography-in-japanese/#.WiwWa1WnFaQ)
• Japanese Teacher Free Resources (http://web.archive.org/web/20110419225854/http://www.languageteachers.net/index.htm)
• Grammar Guide for Kyoto Dialect (http://www.akenotsuki.com/kyookotoba/)
• Introduction to Kansai Dialect (http://static.kansaibenkyou.net/home)

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