Resources

Character Study

Character Lists

Hiragana Chart (PDF, 460k) organized chart of all Hiragana letters
Katakana Chart (PDF, 342k) organized chart of all Katakana letters
Hiragana introduction of all types of Hiragana
Katakana introduction of all types of Katakana
Kanji introduction and lists of Kanji letters
Rōmaji Introduction and lists of all Rōmaji letters
Alphabetical Order Introduction of Japanese alphabetical order

Writing Practice Sheets

Hiragana Practice (PDF, 897k) 46 basic Hiragana letters
Katakana Practice (PDF, 858k) 46 basic Katakana letters
Kanji Practice 4-01 (PDF, 267k) 人日月火水木金土今何
Kanji Practice 4-02 (PDF, 268k) 一二三四五六七八九十
Kanji Practice 4-03 (PDF 321k) 時分半前後午間行会社
Kanji Practice 4-04 (PDF, 267k) 年週朝昼夕方夜先来毎
Kanji Practice 4-05 (PDF, 270k) 休食飲気天雨春夏秋冬
Kanji Practice 4-06 (PDF, 302k) 百千万円本買高安新古
Kanji Practice 4-07 (PDF, 330k) 私名家父母男女子生友
Kanji Practice 4-08 (PDF, 314k) 大小多少長目口耳手足

MP3 Audio

46 Basic Sounds (ZIP, 263k) sounds of 46 basic Hiragana / Katakana
Additional Sounds (ZIP, 251k) sounds of additional Hiragana / Katakana
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Conversation Study

MP3 Audio

Greetings (ZIP, 424k) Common greetings
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Vocabulary Study

Word Lists

Numbers (PDF, 83k) numbers
Nations (PDF, 114k) 193 nations in the world
Numbers How to count numbers in Japanese
Date How to tell the date in Japanese
Time How to tell the time in Japanese
Nations Japanese name of Nations in the World
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Links

JLPT

JLPT Home Page Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Japanese Text Input

Using Japanese Text Input on a Windows PC How to install and use the Japanese Language support program. (Brian Bell)
Japanese input methods Introduction of Japanese Text Input Methods. (Wikipedia)
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