Awesome-Japanese
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Awesome Japanese Learning Resources
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Japanese Learning Resources
A curated list of resources for learning Japanese, covering grammar, vocabulary, and language acquisition tools.
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Beginner Guide
- Starter's Guide
From /r/learnjapanese subreddit
- DJT guide
A well-written guide
- Japanese Walkthrough
A visual learning guide
- Grammar Guide to Japanese
By Tae Kim (there also exists the "Complete Guide to Japanese" by Tae Kim, this is a work in progress/not yet complete)
- The Moe Way
A Japanese guide outlining the fundamentals as well as guides on setting up various language acquisition software tools such as visual novel text hooks
Textbook / Genki
Textbook / Genki / Amazon
Textbook / Genki / Anki Deck
- Genki 1 & 2
ALL the vocab from Genki 1 & 2 and more. Still updating
Textbook / Genki
- Unofficial
Study tool
Textbook / Tobira
- Official
Unlock multimedia content and Anki deck with special code in the textbook
Textbook / Tobira / Amazon
- Tobira: Power Up Your Kanji
With it, students can study a total of 800 kanji-the 297 kanji generally introduced in beginning-level textbooks and an additional 503 kanji introduced in Tobira
- Tobira: Grammar Power
Japanese grammar skill build up book
Textbook / Minna no Nihongo
Textbook / Minna no Nihongo / Amazon
Hiragana and Katakana / Hiragana
- Tofugu for Hiragana
Hiragana lesson
- Learn Hiragana in 1 Hour
Hiragana video lesson
- Hiragana Practice Sheet
Print and practice
- Listening Game for Hiragana
Flash based Hiragana game
Hiragana and Katakana / Katakana
- Tofugu for Katakana
Katakana lesson
- Learn Katakana in 1 Hour
Katakana video lesson
- Listening Game for Katakana
Flash based Katakana game
- Katakana Practice Sheet
Print and practice
Hiragana and Katakana / App
- Hiragana and Katakana
iOS Hiragana and Katakana learning app
- Kakugo
Android hiragana, katakana and kanji learning app
- Kanji Dojo
Android application for practicing writing Japanese characters
Hiragana and Katakana / Anki Deck
Kanji
- Hacking Kanji
Guide: 2,200 Kanji in 97 Days
- Kanji Koohii
Help you complete the kanji learning method called Remembering the Kanji
- Kanji Damage
A Kanji learning method
- Wanikani
Kanji learning platform
Kanji / Anki Deck
- DJT Anki Guide
A guide for downloading/customizing Anki with a link to the popular 6k/2k deck
- Kodansha kanji learner's course with vocabulary
This deck is meant to be used together with the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course book (KLC)
- Official KanjiDamage deck
This is the ultimate deck to learn Kanji with the KanjiDamage method
- All in One Kanji Deck (Heisig's RTK Order, 6th ed.)
Based on Heisig's Remember the Kanji 6th ed. book
Kanji
- Kanji alive
Kanji study tool created by the University of Chicago
- Kanjipedia
Kanji search site operated by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation.🇯🇵
- Kakijun
Help you find the stroke order of a kanji.🇯🇵
- Kanji Explorer
Navigate kanji using radicals
Vocabulary
- Anki
Popular flashcard based software
Vocabulary / Anki
- How to use Anki to Learn Japanese
Anki video tutorial
- Nayr's Core 5000
Designed around an i+1 approach where learners are exposed to more than they know
- Japanese Core 2000/6000 A
| - Popular Anki Japanese Deck Core 2k/6k
- Japanese 10K WK Breakdown
Core 10K vocabularies, broken down by WaniKani kanji
Vocabulary
- Memrise
Popular online/app flashcard platform
- jpdb
) - jpdb is a powerful Japanese dictionary and all-in-one learning system for kanji and vocabulary
- japanese number converter
japanese number converter (Kanji - Hiragana - Romanji)
- SakeSaySo
A Japanese-English dictionary app featuring SRS flashcards, daily news translations for sentence-based learning, vocabulary inspection, and example sentences. Supports offline use
Grammar
- Japanese Grammar Guide
By Tae Kim. A complete guide to Japanese grammar from knowing nothing to advanced topics
Grammar / Japanese Grammar Guide
- Supplement Grammar List
by Araia to the Japanese Grammar Guide. Targeted towards intermediate and advanced learners
Grammar
- Imabi
A grammar website like Tae Kim, but made by a linguist. Has many great, in-depth explanations, but some may find them almost too in-depth
- Visualize Japanese Grammar
Links to 66 animations of various grammatical structures in Japanese and 12 downloadable appendices
- JGram
The Japanese Grammar Database
- Maggie Sensei
Conversational Grammar
Grammar / Amazon
- A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Popular Japanese grammar dictionary series
Grammar
- Dictionary of Japanese Grammar
The DoJG deck allows you to review the contents of the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar through Anki
- Bunpro
Grammar learning web app using SRS
- Sakubi
Basic grammar primer that doesn't try to drill you
Reading
- NHK Easy News
News for elementary, middle school, and foreigners with audio and video
- 読み物いっぱい
Reading materials for elementary learners
- Tadoku
Illustrated books for elementary learners. Some books require purchase
- 青空文庫
A Japanese digital library encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction
- Japanese Folktales
Japanese folktales with drawings and audio
- Hukumusume Fairy Tale Collection
A website where you can read and hear traditional folk tales, legends and fairy tales - from Japan and all around the world - read aloud for you in Japanese
- Kyoko Shinbun
Fake Japanese News(similar to The Onion), podcast available
- 用例.jp
Search engine for Japanese sample sentences
- Japanese in Anime & Manga
Learn Japanese from anime and manga
- Satori Reader
Japanese reading and listening practice, first two chapters of each article is free
- Keio University Reading Materials Bank
The site is mostly in Japanese, but follow the 1-stars for the easiest reading materials. It's great because there is an English glossary integrated into the articles
- Japanese IO
Learn Japanese through fun and easy reading practice
- PressReader
This website/app offers digital daily newspaper and other Japanese language publications for free with many American libraries, please check local library to see whether it is available. See . Otherwise paid plan available
- ImaWakatta
You can start reading real Japanese today, regardless of your level. ImaWakatta has stories with audio that include native speakers and professional voice overs. Every story has dynamic highlighting so you can follow the audio line by line. Includes 4 free stories
- LearnNatively
The Natively community grades each book, movie or TV show to an approximate language proficiency level. This helps you find content that's appropriate for you
Listening
- SuperNative
Trains you to hear, read, and speak Japanese using over 10,000 bite-sized clips from TV and movies. Only Chrome browser supports voice recognition practice
- Delvin
Practice Japanese listening and reading with authentic Japanese video
- mykikitori
Practice your Japanese learning skill
- Tsunahiro
Website for Foreign Nationals as Residents to Learn Japanese Language
Listening / Podcast
- Podcast Ranking
Japanese Podcast ranking website, discover Japanese language podcasts
- Learn Japanese Pod
Japanese language learning podcast
- JapanesePod101
Japanese language learning podcast with multiple levels and web platform
- News in Slow Japanese
Listen to Japanese News in slow speed
- NHK News Podcast
Three podcasts available: Japanese news , English news, and Easy Japanese
- Bilingual News
Bilingual English and Japanese news podcast. Casual and unedited colloquial language learning experience through a weekly review of relevant news topics
- Nihongo con Teppei
Japanese podcast for beginners
Speaking
- Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Learn the correct accent to properly pronounce Japanese words. Lists of words are categorized by textbook
Community
- /r/learnjapanese
Learn Japanese subreddit
- Kanji Koohii Forum
Forum which covers all aspects of Japanese learning
- Lang-8
A language learning platform where native speakers correct what you write
- Discord
Popular chatroom platform
Community / Discord
- English-Japanese Language Exchange
Highly active English/Japanese discord chat server
- 日本語と英語
Another popular English/Japanese discord chat server
- Reddit Masterlist
A list on Reddit of all the language Discord servers. Scroll down to the East Asian Languages section for Japanese servers
- TheMoeWay
Highly active discord chat server for an immersion Japanese learner with immersion logs
Community
- HelloTalk
Popular language exchange app
Video / YouTube
- Nihongo no Mori
JLPT test-oriented YouTube channel
- Dogen
Japanese phonetic lessons YouTube channel
Video / YouTube / Dogen
- Dogen's Patreon Lessons
A course that covers many different aspects of Japanese phonetics, like pitch accent and vowel placement
Video / YouTube
- Game Grammar
Teach you Japanese by playing video games YouTube channel
- JapanesePod101
Popular Japanese podcast's YouTube channel
- Japanese Ammo with Misa
Grammar & vocabulary lessons YouTube channel
- Japanese from scratch
Different "organic" approach to learning Japanese
- Comprehensible Japanese
YouTube channel with great playlists for complete beginner
Video / News
- BBC News in Japanese
BBC News in Japanese language YouTube channel
- Asahi News
Asahi News YouTube channel
- Asahi News Live
24/7 Asahi News Live YouTube stream
- Fuji News Network
FNN live and vod
- News24
News24 Channel live and vod
- Weather News Live
24/7 Japanese Weather Channel Live stream
- NIKKEI News
NIKKEI News Youtube channel
- Yomiuri News
Yomiuri News Youtube channel
Video / Stream
- QVC Japan
QVC Japan Shopping Channel Live stream
- Keylabo
Free Japanese TV Live stream listing. Some channels may not work, and 3rd party streaming service
- Abema TV
Live Japanese TV stream
- GYAO!
Japanese TV programs on demand
- FRESH!
Japanese streamer platform
- NicoNico
Japanese streamer platform
- DaiWEEB
Japanese anime with both Japanese and English subtitles
Video / Players
Memento
An mpv-based video player for studying Japanese
animebook
In-browser video player for learning Japanese with subtitles
- asbplayer
Browser-based media player and Chrome extension for subtitle sentence mining
miteiru
Miteiru is an open source Electron video player to learn Japanese and other languages 👴
Video / Subtitles
- kitsunekko
Repository of Japanese subtitles for many series
Dictionary
- Jisho
Gold standard online Japanese dictionary platform
- Jotoba
Great alternative to jisho.org with improved radical search and more
- Tangorin Japanese Dictionary
Tangorin is an online Japanese-English dictionary with example sentences and many features to help you learn the Japanese language
- Weblio
Japan popular dictionary website without en<->jp, jp<->jp, and more
- Google Translate
Supports voice and image translation, mobile app supports offline translation
- 語源由来辞典 / Gogen Yurai jiten
Etymology of Japanese
- Goo 辞書 / Goo Dictionary
Online Japanese dictionry
- Houhou
The dictionary doubles as a learning tool
- Takoboto
Android Japanese dictionary app, also has web and computer based version
- imiwa?
iOS Japanese dictionary app
- Tagaini Jisho
Open-source Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup tool for Windows, MacOS X and Linux
- Jiten
Android Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup app, also has web version
- Japanese
Dictionary, stroke order and flashcards for iOS
- Midori (Japanese Dictionary)
Dictionary, stroke order and flashcards for iOS
Software / Computer
- Human Japanese
Popular Japanese learning program
- Google Japanese Input
Google Japanese Input, available on Windows, Mac, and Android
- How to Install Japanese Keyboard on Everything
Guide by Tofugu
Software / Browser Extension / Firefox
- Rikaichamp
Japanese to English/German/French/Russian dictionary. Just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears. This add-on is more compatible with latest Firefox version and comes with dictionaries files
Software / Browser Extension / Chrome
- Yomitan
Yomitan turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult to tackle
- rikaigu
Rikaikun enhanced. Translate Japanese by hovering over words
- IPA furigana
Looks up the readings for kanji words and inserts them as Furigana
- ReadNihon
ReadNihon generates website Furigana by JLPT level. It also allows you to save known words that are ignored from Furigana conversion
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