Japanese Dialects
An Introduction to Miyagi-ben, Chikura Dialect, Dialect in Yamagata, Dialects, History, Fun With Fukui-ben, Hogen: The Okinawan Language, How to Speak Nagoya Dialect, Japanese Gems - Itoshima-ben, Kansai-ben, Kumamotoben.jp
Access-J Japanese WWW Page Viewer
Free site that lets you view Japanese websites using an English browser and print Japanese on any printer.
Classical Japanese Poetry
Poems from Manyoshu, Kokinshu, and Genji, in English, romanization and Japanese script, with explanation of classical grammar. New poems added weekly.
Communicating With the Japanese
Offers examples of how English influenced contemporary Japanese.
Discovery Information's Kanji Lessons
Free online Chinese character lessons and links to Japanese-related sites.
English/Japanese Flash Cards
Web based flash cards for words and expressions, with customizable topics.
Free Light Japanese
Learn the Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana and the 1,945 jouyou kanji), vocabulary, and pronunciation by using multimedia techniques.
Genki
Japanese and English language webring for those interested in learning these languages.
Janglish
List of the scrambled borrowed words from English.
Japan Culture Study Group
Several Japanese lessons and explantions made by Japanese instructors.
Japanappy
Offers online conversational Japanese lessons with sound as well as tutor, homestay and language exchange partner matchmaking.
Japanese Letters
General intro and history of the language.
Japanese Sign Language
Article on JSL by Karen Nakamura of Yale University.
Japanese Writing Tutor
Helps students develop written katakana, hiragana, and kanji skills through animated guides to writing Japanese syllabaries.
Japanese-Online
Learn basic Japanese free on the net by dialogs, sound files, vocabulary, grammar and culture lessons.
Japanese: The Spoken Language
This three-volume textbook series and accompanying interactive CD-ROM program stresses Japanese as it is spoken today in Japan.
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].
Joyo 96 - Understanding Written Japanese
Guide and tutorial on written Japanese.
Kana
Purdue University's guide and programs to learn hiragana and katakana.
Kanji Game
A program to facilitate the memorization of Japanese words and characters.
Kanji Names Project
Descriptions of Japanese names in English with kanji image files, and information on kanji books
Kanji-Step
Resources for Japanese language, kanji testing, and discussion forums.
KanjiLearn
Virtual flashcards and dictionary of 2135 kanji.
Learn Japanese Kana
Teaches the basics of Japanese including hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romanji. Download kana practice sheets, play kana matching games, see how to write kana, and download wallpapers.
Learning Japanese BBS
Web-based bulletin board system for learning Japanese.
Lesson/J
Uses a Java applet to provide dictation exercises for students of any level of Japanese from beginner to advanced.
Mainichi-Kanji
Introduces a new Chinese character to learn each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples; and reviews on weekends. Viewable on any computer.
Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japane
Explains historical development of the Japanese language and diversity of its gender specific constructs and their usage.
Nihongo Shoho
Elementary Japanese language course with audio mp3 files, vocabulary trainer, word and kanji index, kanji practice worksheet and description page for every kanji, online translation tool and Japanese text processing tool. No Japanese fonts required.
Open Japan
An online tool that permits viewing of Japanese websites with any browser.
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.
Otake Japanese Calligraphy
Common kanji meanings and illustrations.
Reading Tutor Homepage
Designed to help JFL/JSL learners improve their reading skills in Japanese. Has bilingual dictionary; vocabulary and kanji level checkers.
Rikai
Free site that allows you to read Japanese kanji on any webpage by passing your mouse cursor over the characters.
Smiling Daily Proverbs
Listing of common Japanese expressions and proverbs.
Teach Yourself Japanese
With introduction, basic writing system, grammar, vocabulary, and dialogs.
The Japanese Language
Explains usage of some particles, grammar and vocabulary.
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.
The Japanese Slang Jisho
A slang resource for Japanese language enthusiasts interested in learning colloquial speech terminology.
The Origins of Kanji in Japan
The history of Chinese characters and how they came to be used in Japanese writing.
The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
Webpage version of the sci.lang.japan guide to basic Japanese grammar and syntax.
The World Slang Database - Japanese
A collaboration of Japanese slang and its origins.
Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo
Offers language practice on several grammatical exercises in Japanese.
Yahoo Groups: Nihongooshiemasu
E-group for studying, asking, and explaining Japanese.
Your Name In Japanese
Translates your name phonetically into Japanese kanji.