Resources - Media suggestions for learning japanese

[Ketsuron]

Media suggestions for learning japanese.
Feel free to either comment on the listed resources or to suggest other not (yet) listed ones.

===books===
Japanese in MangaLand Workbook 1 by Marc Bernabe (site); ISBN-13: 978-4-88996-208-6 ISBN-10: 4-88996-208-5;
A Dictionary of Japanese Particles by Sue A. Kawashima; ISBN 4-7700-2352-9
It's all about particles; ISBN-10: 4770027818; ISBN-13: 978-4770027818 (i)

===Magazines===
Nipponia/にっぽにあ (archives)


===webressources=== (Some sites may require Quicktime, Java, Flash)
Tramendously good grammar db: http://jgram.org/index.php
Kanji dictionary: http://sugiura5.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/...kanji2056.html
Dictionary resource with vocabulary tests: www.kantango.com
http://www.saiga-jp.com/kanji_dictionary.html
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
http://kanjidict.com/demo/frame.html
Denshi Jisho: http://jisho.org/
Kanjiclinic: http://www.kanjiclinic.com/
http://www.nihongoresources.com
http://www.timwerx.net/language/particles.htm
various wikibooks
http://www.nihongoresources.com/lang...u%20kanji.html [*]
http://www.japanese-online.com/ [*]
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/index.php [*]

===Software===
--OSS--
There exist various projects on sourceforge.net
--Freeware--
Knuckles in China land.. an RPG game that lets you learn vocabulary and kanji: http://kicl.info
Shareware--
none atm
--Commercial--
Rosetta Stone

===Localized Media===
This place is for listing non-english media (books, websites,...)



(Users who contributed to this compilation (in alphabetic order): DistMan, Ketsuron, NeX, Pengin, rakiSOSsuta, runpsicat, Simplyerickah, SlaserX, XMrNiceguyX)

[Worosei]

i think the pimmsleur japanese audio tapes are pretty handy if u dont really have time to sit down and read books... i listen to them to uni or to work... and u pick up stuff, you just have to make sure u do go through books later so u understand the grammar ur being taught and the endings being spoken, or just to see what the spelling of the pronounciations are... but u do increase ur vocab and get the jist of constructing a sentence...

if not u can go for the free online stuff like japanesepod101, but i dunno how good they really are at learning japanese systematically....

[freakzilla666]

i'll give a list of books i'm using when i get home (if i remember checking this place that is :p)

[shortlex]

I believe their a pod-cast on itunes that help you learn japanese, however it more of a conversational talk than learning.

[Dissolute]

some programmes I found useful are
Human Japanese and Before You Know it.
Neither is free, both do have a trial version though. Human japanese goes a lot into stroke order and the actual writing and is great for beginners to learn the kanas from. byki is a flash card system that helps with remembering characters and you can download and share lists of cards with others.

[chamomille]

when checking the website of japanese embassy in CZ, I came across a good website for kids..I think that beginners could like it..a lot of info about Japan, including language section with simple phrases..

Kids Web Japan

[chamomille]

another websites where one can learn japanese..
Teach Yourself Japanese

[Oehr]

Here's a useful firefox extension:


simply move your mouse over kanji characters and the extension explains and translates it for you!

Available languages:
Japanese to English
Japanese to German
Japanese to French
Japanese to Russian

Get it here!
(You need rikaichan and a dictionary - name dictionary is optional)

[DistMan]

I'd recommend the Genki , 「げんき」book series which is what I started out with, then you could move on to more advanced litterature. As for a good Kanji dictionary, buy an electronic kanji dictionary "denshi jisho" (the Japanese version, not the English one which isn't nearly as comprehensive), you can find them at amazon.co.jp. They contain loads of useful information, drills etc. If you want a book then "The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary" is a great start.

Though, if you're serious about it, sign up for a Japanese class. You will only get 'so' far by cd's and book's alone.

[sonic414]

Learn Japanese - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan
YouTube - jpnpodcast's Channel - good pod cast..pity he stopped it midway
EXERCICES DE JAPONAIS EN LIGNE (PREPARATION AU JLPT) - ‚¢‚Á‚µ‚å‚É“ú–{Œê‚ð�K‚¢‚Ü‚µ‚傤�I - » Exercices JLPT
Japanese Language School - MLC Meguro Language Center(in Tokyo,Japan)

Dictionaries - Online
Online English to Japanese to English Dictionary
Japanese <-> English Dictionary Server
POPjisyo.com - Dictionary Translation Japanese/Chinese/Korean/Kanji/Hanzi - Convert website to english
translate.google.com - Convert website to english

Japanese Learning Suite
Japanese Learning Suite - Download