Japanese Resources
Essentials
Rikaisama - Pop-op Dictionary - based on Rikaichan
Yamasa.cc - Learn Handwritten Stroke Order
Anki - Spaced Repetition Software
Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers
Dictionary Codes and Meaning - ex: v4k, vi
Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - Stroke Orders, Lists, Study Sheets
A better Japanese font for Windows web browsers
Verb Conjugation Chart - gaoshukai
Similar Kanji Lookup
Dictionaries
Jisho.org
Tangorin - English⇆Japanese Online Dictionary
Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ローマ字 | Specifically for Translators
JLect - Japanese Dialect Word Search
TMdict - vocabularies from games, books, anime, and other works by Type-Moon.
Kanji Alive_ Web App - Kanji Lookup, Stroke Orders, Examples, Picture Mnemonics
Kanji Dictionary - 漢字辞典
Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese
More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP
Oichan’s Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary
Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese
語源由来辞典 - Etymology Dictionary
平明四字熟語辞典 - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary
故事ことわざ辞典 - Proverb Dictionary
日本語俗語辞書 - Colloquial Language Dictionary
日本語コロケーション辞典
IT用語辞典 e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms
三省堂 Web Dictionary - Sanseido
Weblio - 辞書 - Main Dictionary
Weblio - シソーラス - Thesaurus
Weblio 翻訳 - Translate
alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary
goo.ne.jp - Goo’s Dictionary
kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface
Tatoeba - Example Sentences
Tsukuba Corpus
複合動詞レキシコン - Compound Verb Lexicon
Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order
kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities
Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent
Software
Houhou SRS - Dictionary + SRS
Tagaini Jisho - Dictionary on each OS
zKanji - Another Dictionary + SRS
Capture2Text - Get Text from Manga and Other Images
JGloss - Automatically annotate Japanese text with readings and translations
KanjiTomo
aard
OmegaT - Translation Memory Tool
Foreign Language Text Reader
Learning With Texts
Language Tool - Proofreading/Spellcheck Program
Lingoes - Dictionary & Translation
StarDict
Wakan - Dictionary App for Chinese and Japanese
Thesauri
Goo.ne.jp’s Thesaurus
類語同義語辞典 - Quasi-synonym/synonym Dictionary
Learning the Language
Wanikani - Learn Kanji Through Spaced Repetition (Paid Subscription)
Japaneseclass.jp - Vocabulary and Kanji
Kapibara - Apps and Materials
U-biq - Japanese study
Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers
Tae Kim’s Guide - Site for Complete Beginners
Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material
Japanese Parts of Speech - 日本語
Japanese Linguistics - General Terms, Parts of Speech, Particles, etc - General Linguistics
Loanwords - gaoshukai.com
Esaura - Q&A site dedicated to J<->E translation.
Lang-8 - Write Journals, Get Corrections from Natives (All Languages)
Japanese Reading Practice with Tanaka Corpus
Tips on Japanese
JLPT Study Materials
JLPT Vocabulary Lists
HiNative - Q&A
OnomatoProject - Practice Japanese onomatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) with examples and illustrations!
Grammar
Imabi - Lessons From Basic to Classical Japanese | Everything You Need for Grammar
Kanzen Grammar - Sentences broken down in detail
JGram - Japanese Grammar Database
Renshuu.org - Over 600 entries for Grammar
Jtest4you
Auxiliary Verb Chart
Radicals
Kanji Radical Names - 仮名 and ローマ字
214 Traditional Radicals - From Kanji Alive
Radical Names in Japanese - with kanji used
More Kanji Radicals
Kana
Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana
Multiple Font and Stroke Magnifier
Kana - Anomalous Cursive Syllabary
Advanced Learning
Mistakes & Differences Guide
Different Kanji With Same Reading and (Usually) Meaning
Slight Different Meanings
Read Your Level
Reading Material
Aozora Bunko - Japanese Project Gutenberg
Bauddha.net - Similar to Aozora
Children’s Reading Material - Fairy Tails
Reajer - Bilingual Texts & Frequently-updated Language Blog
Manga & Light Novels
Comico - Manga & Light Novels
Mangabox
Vomic - Manga with Voice (Mac users download VLC web plugin)
Kadokawa - Free Comics
Light Novels
Tueee
小説を読もう!
Anime
AniChart
Anime List
Hummingbird - MAL Alternative
Anime Recommendation Finder
Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally
Japanese Subtitles
News
SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App
SANSPO.COM(サンスポ)
NHKニュース and NHK Easy Version
朝日新聞 - Asahi and Children’s Edition
Japan Times
Japan Today
MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine
Metropolis Magazine | Japan’s Number 1 English Magazine
Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine
Yomiuri, Children’s Edition, and English Edition
Easy News - Newsinslowjapanese.com
Nikkei
Sankei
Japanese Sign Language
ITEC
More Lessons
Dialect Study
JLect - Dialect Word Search
Osaka-Ben
Kansai-Ben
Kansaiben.com
Kansai-Ben Word List
Pitch Accent
U-Biq
Pitch Accent Diagram
Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent
OJAD Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Recommended Books
White Rabbit Japan - Buy Things From Japan
- A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
- A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar
- A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
- Dictionary of Misused Japanese
- Kanji Dictionary - 1006 Kanji Picture Dictionary
- ALC’s Japanese for Business: Business Etiquette
J-LIST - Buys Things From Japan
- Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan - Bilingual
- Encyclopedia of Japan - Bilingual
Amazon
- The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded
- Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries)
- The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary
- The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
Culture & Life
AFA Channel - Japanese Pop Culture Video Channel
Becomming Legally Japanese - Information on Naturalization
Danny Choo - Culture Japan
Japan-guide - Your Guide to Japan
Japan Subculture Research Center - Yakuza and other cool culture information
Just Bento - Blog About Bentos
Just Hungry - Japanese Food & Recipes
néojapanisme
Spoon & Tamago - Japanese Art, Design, and Culture
What Japan Thinks - Surveys of Japanese People
Niponica - Free Multilingual Magazine in HTML, PDF, or E-Book
Nippon.com - Your Doorway to Japan
Music
JPop Asia - Asian Music Videos, Top Charts, Lyrics, & Forum
Kasi-time - Lyric Search
Utamap - Another Lyric Search
utaten - Lyrics with Furigana
Lyric Get - Copy Lyrics on Restricted Japanese Lyric Websites
Information
JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information
JNTO - Japan National Tourism Organization
JET Programme - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
Japanese Language Schools - List of language schools in Japan
Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Scholarships
JASSO - Japan Student Services Organization
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - U.S. Citizens
Work
GaijinPot - Jobs and Other Information
Japan Today Jobs - International Jobs in Japan
Kansai Flea Market - Jobs, Classifieds
Metropolis Classifieds
O-Hayo Sensei - The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan
White Companies - Information
Wanikani Extensions
KaniWani - Reverse WaniKani
Duendecat - Sample Sentences from WaniKani Progress
WaniKani to Anki Exporter
Misc
Free Japanese Kana and Kanji Fonts
http://www.find-job.net/startup/
Convert Japanese Dates and Western Dates
Japanese History - Wikibooks
Japanese Ghost Stories - Hyakumonogatari
Reading Speed, Comprehension and Eye Movements While Reading Japanese Novels - Scholarly Article
Hinoki Project
何年.jp/ - Japanese 平成 (Heisei) Year Lookup
Math Symbols & Readings
Traditional Colors of Japan - With Hex Values
Color-sample - Colors in detail
Onomatopoeia Picture Game - in Japanese
Kanji Used in Important Documents
Free Beautiful Handwriting - Handwriting Practice Sheets with Your Own Data
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