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Resources for learning Japanese

BBC: Language Lessons - A Fan in Japan
The Kanji SITE - Guide for students of Japanese Kanji
Wikipedia: Japanese language - Wikipedia's page on Japanese. A good place to start.
Wiki on Kanji - Detailed descriptions on Kanji
Online Kanji Dictionary - You can search Kanji by words
Yamasa Online Kaji Dictionary - You can search Kanji by On-yomi and/or Kun-yomi

Sabontenweb's List of Japanese Resources - This has got a great list of websites about learning Japanese.
Wikibooks - Japanese - Wikibooks free learning Japanese textbook.
Wikipedia - Japanese Language - Wikipedia: Japanese language - Wikipedia's page on Japanese. A good place to start.
BBC - Languages - Japanese - BBC: Language Lessons - A Fan in Japan
The Japanese Page - A helpful website with lots of resources
MIT Web - Japanese Language introduction - Introduction to Japanese Language
NHK Japanese Lesson - Japanese lessons given in multiple languages
Learning Japanese with Audio companion -

Japanesepod101.com - Learn Japanese at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio podcast lessons and a comprehensive, state-of-the-art Learning Center ...
Learn Japanese with Beb and Alex - Learn Japanese is a podcast for people who want to learn Japanese in a fun and new way. The show is hosted by Alex Brooke and Beb.
Japancast.net - Learn Japanese with our free Japanese lessons in podcast format. We use examples from anime and everyday conversation to teach you Japanese that is useful for everyday life.
Learn Japanese - Learn Japanese language for Real Communications
Japanesepod101 - an excellent resource for learning Japanese, using a combination of podcasts and downloadable content. The podcasts are free, but learning materials require a subscription
Japanese Podcasting Lessons - Learn to speak Japanese and write Kanji symbols. Takanori Tomita's Japanese podcasting lessons. Learn to speak and write Japanese kanji, hiragana and katakana and symbols

The Kanji Dictionary - The Kanji Dictionary has been hailed as a revolution in Japanese language reference materials.
Hikyaku - Dictionary - English-Japanese-French - using this tool, you can find easily equivalent Japanese words from English and vice versa, or send a query to Japanese search engines without knowing Japanese translation.
Saiga - Kanji Dictionary - This is a free online dictionary for learning the Kanji of Japanese used in daily life. You can lookup the details and pronunciations of the Kanji. Each Kanji is presented by a grade, a stroke count, an enlarging image with Kyokasho (Kyoukasho) font, stroke order, radical, English meaning, On-yomi (phonetic reading), Kun-yomi (native Japanese reading), the example of each reading, and special reading.
Diku - Dictionary - An online dictionary: diku ~ dikushonari ~ dictionary
Babelfish - language translation website
Apimac - Japanese-English dictionary available for download for Mac’s.

Audio Phrasebook -Vocabulary and key terms and expressions - Audiobooks include the basics in Japanese vocabulary. Basic: Animals, Body, Calendar, Colors, Date, Family, Food, Greetings, Location, Numbers...
KANJI: PICT-O-GRAPHIX by Michael Rowley - ISNB 0-9628137-0-2
小学生のための漢字をおぼえる辞典 - ISBN978-4-01-077596-7

Introductions into Japanese (NEWBIE) - The very basics in Japanese, pronunciation rules, basic characters or Kanji.
Simple Japanese Phrases (NEWBIE) - A collection of easy Japanese phrases. Try some simple phrases whenever you have a chance. The more you practice, the better you get!
Basic Japanese lessons (BASIC) - Key topics are: 1. Introducing people 2. At the post office 3. At the restaurant 4. Asking for directions
Grammer/Expressions in Japanese (Basic) - Grammar about verbs, conjugations, adjectives, personal pronouns, particles, conversation openners and fillers.
Learn Japanese travel phrases with SurvivalPhrases.com! - A little Japanese can go such a long way! Today we cover another high frequency Japanese phrase sure to be of use on your trip, travels or vacation to Japan.

How to Read Japanese Manga - Fun site to help you with Japan's comic books and animation
Daily Yomiuri - Yomiuri Online - One of Japan's largest newspapers. They also have an English version.
The Japanese Slang Jisho - A list of Japanese slang

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