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Free Japanese Language Resources:
Hiragana / Katakana

A breath taking (promised!) collection of free online & software tools
and mobile solutions (don't expect hardware miracles of your device... ;-) to help you study and mastering the Japanese language, including the writing system (kanji & kana).

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Matchstick-Puzzles
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Free Japanese Language Resources
Hiragana & Katakana
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Free Japanese Language Resources
Hiragana / Katakana
Japanese Dictionaries
(English / French / German / Hungarian / Russian / Thai) (Special Interest)


English-Japanese

  • ALC
  • freedict
  • freelight
  • goo (Furigana)
  • Infoseek
  • Jeffrey's
  • Jim Breen's WWWJDIC
  • J-Talk
  • jTango
  • Nihongo Resources
  • Online Dictionary
  • PI-PPA
  • Reading Tutor
  • sanseido.net
  • Saiga
  • spencer.blackmarket.net


Deutsch-Japanisch

  • Japanisch-Deutsches
    Kanji-Lexikon
  • Japanisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch
  • Reading Tutor


Franco-Japonais

  • Crapules Corp.
  • Dictionnaire français-japonais
  • Dictionnaire-Japonais.fr
  • freelight

Magyar-Japán

  • Tamino


Русско-японский

  • Multitran


ภาค Thai

  • Longdo


Special Interest

  • Credit Dictionary
  • Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
  • Japanese periodic table
  • Jûjutsu Japanese Vocabulary
Kanji
(Learning / Lookup by Radical / Reading)
Kanji Dictionary/Learning
Kanji Lookup by Radical
Kanji Reading
  • ii-Kanji
  • Java Kanji Flashcard 500
  • KANJI CLINIC
  • Kanji Game
  • Nihongo Resources:
    Jouyou-Kanji
  • Omniglot
  • Tepetaklak: Kanji List
  • Write Kanji

  • dictionnaire de kanji japonais
  • Jim Breen' WWWJDIC Server:
    Multi-Radical Kanji Selection
  • Kiki's Kanji Dictionary
  • spencer.blackmarket.net: lookup kanji by radicals
  • E-Kanji
  • Hiragana Megane
  • jBrowse
  • Kanji Converter
  • Kanji to Furigana

Japanese Kanji Crossword Puzzle (Hiragana Clues)



  • Kanji Crossword Puzzles (Reference: JLPT, Level 4)

Kanji list of Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 4 [JLPT 4] arranged

  • by meaning
  • for writing practice


Japanese Kanji Crossword Puzzle (Solution)


Kanji Match Game

These online Kanji Match Games are ideal for beginners to become acquainted with the look & meaning of the used Chinese characters (Kanji).

  • Kanji Match Games (Reference: JLPT, Level 4)


    Kanji list of Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 4 [JLPT 4] arranged
  • by meaning
  • for writing practice


Kanji Sudoku

"There is more about Sudoku than just numbers!"

  • Sudoku with Kanji Numbers
  • Sudoku by Kanji Shape
  • Sudoku by Topics
  • Crossword Puzzles
  • Kanji Match Games
  • Kanji Writing Practice Sheets
  • Kanji Sudoku Blog

For your convenience you can either view the Sudokus as websites (html) or download them as pdf (sorry - no online games: emphasis is on your writing practice).

Mobile Internet
(WAP, i-mode, midlets, PDA software)
Online Translation
(Text & Websites)
  


  • Crapules Corp. (mobile)
  • Dreamshare: Kana
  • FlashKana
  • FOKS
  • FUYO SOFT
  • Kanji Hanabi
  • LanguageBug
  • MsPolyglot/Translator+
  • Nihongo Resources (Mobile)
  • PAdict
  • Pocket Kanji
  • POPjisyo.com (Mobile)


  • Adobe Reader: Asian Fonts
  • Dokusha
  • DreamKana
  • Freelang
  • KanjiBrowze
  • Kanji Gold
  • KanjiGym
  • Kanji Trainer Penpen
  • NAFAI.ORG: WABook
  • OCha No Kanji
  • PalmEdict dictionary
  • WaKan

Podcasts

  • Japanesepod101.com
  • kanjiPod
  • nihongo.3yen.com
  • Nippon VoiceBlog
  • Yomiuri Podcast


  • @nifty
  • Babel Fish-Übersetzung
  • excite
  • Google Language Tools
  • Kakasi web frontend
  • POPjisyo.com
  • Rikai
  • SYSTRAN
  • WorldLingo Text Translator
  • YAHOO Honyaku

Japanese Text Input (Kana)

  • Crapules Corp.
  • Dictionnaire-Japonais.fr
  • Lexilogos: clavier multilingue


Japanese Lessons & Quizzes

  • About: Japanese Lessons
  • English-Japanese Quizzes
  • Japan Foundation
  • JapanesePage.com
  • Kanji Café: Ice Mocha
  • Kanji Step
  • Kantango
  • Language Guide
  • Language Global Link
  • LeJapon.org
  • Meguro Language Center
  • Nafai's Japanese pages
  • Nihongojouzu
  • Online Study Materials
  • Teach Yourself Japanese
  • Wikibooks: Japanese


Japanese Grammar

  • Able Language Laboratories: Word Inflection Analyzer
  • Burchard: Conjugating
  • Counting Dictionary
  • Japanese "Bikkuri Adverbs"
  • Japanese guide to Japanese grammar
  • JGram
  • Logical Japanese Grammar
  • Wikipedia: Japanese grammar


Japanese Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT)

  • JLPT Kanji Project
  • JLPT Level 4 Study Page
  • Kanji SITE
  • Language Global Link: JLPT
  • Level Check for Japanese
    Language Proficiency Test


Japanese Culture

  • Engrish
  • iLoveLanguages
  • Japan Reference
  • Japanese Smileys (Emoticons)
  • Language Directory
  • time and date.com

Confusing hiragana and katakana
"These tables sort the kana so that similar (easily confused) kana are near each other. If you can recognize them all without error, you master katakana and hiragana."
last update: April 05, 2006

Crapules Corp.
last update: March 31, 2006

Genki Japan.net
"Perfect for anyone thinking of visiting Japan."
last update: March 28, 2006
  • "Cool Phrases

  • Numbers 1-20

  • Katakana
  • Game 1
  • Game 2
  • Game 3
  • Game 4

  • Hiragana Games

  • Virtual O-koto"


Hiragana & Katakana
Quizzes
"This site is for everyone who is learning Japanese hiragana and katakana."
last update: April 05, 2006

Japanese-Name-Translation
"See Your Name in Katakana"
last update: March 23, 2006

Japanese
Onomatopoeia (=Gitaigo)
Game
"In this activity, you try to match the Japanese word with its meaning in English."
last update: April 05, 2006

Japanese
phonetic character sets
"Here is the phonetic correspondence between Japanese Hiragana (left table) and Katakana (right table) characters, and Roman characters. Being entirely phonetic, they form the first lesson of your Japanese course in a language school and the elementary school in Japan, before attacking Kanji characters which are ideographic so more difficult to learn.

Jeux de caractères phonétiques japonais

Voici la correspondance entre les charactères hiragana (table de gauche) et les katakana (table de droite), et les caractères latins. Etant entièrement phonétique, ils constituent la première leçon de votre cours japonais dans une école de langue et l'école primère au Japon avant d'attaquer les caractères kanji qui sont comme idéographiques, beaucoup plus difficile à apprendre."

last update: March 28, 2006

Japanese Sound effects
"Japanese Sound effects and what they mean"
last update: April 27, 2006

Japanese Training
"Learn Japanese Characters - Hiragana and Katakana"
last update: March 25, 2006
"Innovative Internet Applets work with any Internet connected computer -
You can Learn Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Quickly and Easily! Guaranteed!"

Japanese Translator
"Your Name in Japanese

In Japanese, foreign names are normally written using the phonetic katakana alphabet. To see what your name looks like in Japanese, just type it in below and click the "Translate" button. If you like, you can also choose from a few different character styles. Note: This dictionary does not contain family names or Japanese names.

Your first name: [...]

Style:

  • Traditional
  • Calligraphy
  • Quirky
  • Sans-serif
  • Antique
  • Manga
  • Modern

  • Translate

Using the Images

Feel free to copy the output from this dictionary to your own web pages. To save a picture to your hard disk, move your cursor over the picture, click the right-hand mouse button, and choose "Download Image to Disk" from the pop-up menu that appears. (Mac users: drag the image to your desktop). A link back to this page would be appreciated, but is by no means mandatory. Please do not link directly to images in this page. They are stored in a temporary folder and are deleted after 24 hours."

last update: March 28, 2006

KanaSensei
"learning Japanese kanas (katakanas and hiraganas)"
last update: March 28, 2006
"HOW DOES IT WORK?
  • Initially, KanaSensei is set to ask all the phonetic symbols composing the kana set shown.
  • We recommend beginners to disable this option. To do this, deselect "All the kanas" in the "Options" menu. Then, you can choose the desired columns of kanas you would like to learn by clicking the corresponding checkboxes on the kana keyboard. This way, you can progress at your own pace.
  • When you feel comfortable with all the kanas, you can reset this option at "Select all kanas". In this case, the checked columns will be ignored. Instead, all the symbols will be asked by KanaSensei.
  • Once all the selected kanas have been asked once, the test will be over. Your score will be shown on the top-right display.
  • To begin a new test, you can select "New Test" from the "Options" menu, or you can check (or uncheck) a column of kanas from the kana keyboard.
  • The option "Infinite Test" allows KanaSensei to ask the selected kanas recursively, so you can memorize the Japanese symbols quickly. To terminate the test, change the options or close the application.
  • The "View" menu alters the interrogative mode of the test so you can learn all the different representations in romaji, katakana and hirahana of the Japanese phonetic symbols.

NOTES

  • Particle O is terminated by an asterisk(*) to differentiate it from the phonetic symbol O.
  • There are two (2) ways, in Japanese kanas, to express the sounds JI and ZU. The least frequently used are terminated by an asterisk(*) to differentiate them.

Copyright (C) 1999 Frédéric Bergeron (fbergeron@users.sourceforge.net)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

  • You can download the applet to use it offline."

Screenshot

http://kanasensei.sourceforge.net/

(The applet should start automatically if your browser is java-enabled)


kanaDrawer
"Choose a kana-style. Then paint the kana on the yellow pad using your mouse. Click the question mark to see if you are correct. Click the sponge to delete your drawings."
last update: March 28, 2006

Namen auf Japanisch
"Deutsche Namen lautlich nachgebildet mit Katakana"
last update: March 23, 2006
"Auf den folgenden Seiten können Sie die japanische Umschrift (Katakana) für deutsche Vornamen nachschlagen."

Real Kana
"Diese Webseite hilft Ihnen dabei, die beiden japanischen Silbenalphabete Hiragana und Katakana zu üben."
last update: April 01, 2006

Sounds
of the world's animals
"Animals make much the same sounds around the world, but each language expresses them differently."

Japanese

last update: April 07, 2006