Japanese Language Lessons: Let’s Learn Japanese!

Japanese characters on computers

In order to do quizzes on this site, you need to install Japanese on your computer. How to install it, please refer the following links.

Web-based Japanese Input without installing anything.

You can write Japanese script even the computer has no Japanese input
software installed. All you

need is internet connection to use this page.

Put the IME on (make it blue)
and type in any romaji, and press space key. You will have a pull down menu on the web page. Select the right one and press enter key.

Even your machine OS is English Windows 98, you should be able to write Japanese script. Some pupils may have this system at home.

For Windows :
University of Redlands has detailed information on how to do this.

For Mac OS X:

There is nothing to do. But if you have problems, go to System Preferences and change the order of language preferences and add Japanese Input.

My lesson slides in a pdf format.

151 pages, 4.7 Mb

Updated on 24.Feb.2008

 Hiragana Lesson Slides ver.2: (Protected Content)

Hiragana Practice Sheets
The pdf has updated on 21October 2008.

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Once the front sides have finished printing, keep the printed cards in the same order as they were printed. In other words, the first page on the top and the last page on the bottom with printed sides face up. Then, place the paper back into your printer such that the back side can be printed.

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 Hiragana Flashcards (back): Download (439)

This site will help to read Japanese.

Here are Kawaii Japanese fonts

 c_japanese fonts.zip: (Protected Content)

This will enable you to type normally on a Genkooyooshi on Microsoft Word.

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GCSE Specification from June 2010 examination

 Japapanese GCSE Specification from June 2010: Download (72)

Hiragana Drills

My lesson slides in a pdf format.

108 pages, 7.2 Mb

Updated on 24.Feb.2008

 Katakana Lesson slides ver.2: (Protected Content)

The pdf has updated on 21.October 2008.

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Hiragana Workbook

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Hiragana chart

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Hiragana (a-to)　20 lettersLearn hiragana from あ to

See a list of terms used in these activities.

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Japanese: Advanced Subsidiary Level from June 2009
Specification and sample papers

 GCE Japanese Specification from 2009: Download (45)
 sample gce2008 Japanese papers: Download (32)

Relative clauses ぼうしをかぶっている人
Nominalising Using こと　or の eg テレビを見るのは楽しいです。
Verbs Verb て form plus
みる
しまう
おく
ほしい
Verb ない form plus
で　 (eg ここに入らないでください。)
なくてもいい (eg 明日は来なくてもいいです。)
なければならない・いけない (eg 今晩は勉強しなければなりません)
ないほうがいいです (eg 今日は行かないほうがいいです)

Verb ます stem plus
やすい (eg あの先生の説明はわかりやすい )
にくい (eg この教科書はわかりにくい )
かた (eg はしの使い方を見せてください )
すぎる (eg 昨日はちょっと食べすぎました )
Verb た　form plus
ほうがいい　for advice
Volition form Use just as volition form 　(eg プールに行こう)
+ と思う (eg もっと勉強しようと思います)
Questions なぜ
Comparatives AはBより＊＊です。
AとBとどちら（のほう）が＊＊ですか。
Aのほうが＊＊です。
AよりBのほうが＊＊です。
AはBほど+ negative
AはBのXX倍です。
Superlatives （＊＊の中で）Aが一番＊＊です。
どれが一番＊＊ですか。
Particles など
も for ‘more than expected’ 五万円もします。
ずつ　for ‘each’
Defining ＊という物・人 etc
Linking sentences Using ので
Possibility and probability
でしょう
かもしれません
はずです
だろう
Conditionals Using たら、なら、ば、と、場合
‘When’ clauses Using とき
Ability Potential form of verbs. The two verbs
見える and 聞こえる
Giving and receiving
あげる、もらう、くれる、
Also てあげる、てもらう、てくれる
こそあど Words こう、そう、ああ、どう

Edexcel Advanced GCE in Japanese from June 2009
Specification and sample papers

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 sample gce2008 Japanese papers: Download (32)

Japanese: A2 Level
All grammar and structures listed for Advanced Subsidiary, plus:
Verbs forms The causative
The passive (including によると)(including suffering passive)
Transitive and intransitive verbs (including てある、ている)
Verbs て form plus くる (eg だんだんわかってきました)
いく (eg これからも増えていくでしょう)
Verbs た form plus まま　for an unchanged state
Verb volition form plus
とする
Questions Embedded questions using か eg 中さんが来るか、知っていますか。
Using かどうか eg 間にあうかどうかわかりません。
Linking sentences Using のに for ‘despite’
Using ても for ‘even if’ (eg 雨が降っても行きます)
Conjuncture and
hearsay
Plain form plus そう (eg 山田さんは来ないそうです)
Verb or adjective stem plus そう (eg 雨が降りそうです)
Plain form plus よう (eg 山下さんは来ないようです)
する versus なる Verb + ことになる・ことにする・ことになっている・ことにしている
ようにする・になる・にしている
3rd person Use of がる (eg 子供はアイスクリームを食べたがる)
Nouns into
adjectives
Using 的

Adjectives into nouns
Using さ (eg この本の厚さをみてください）
Particles ばかり
までに
Explanatory sentence ending
の・んです。 (eg かぜをひいたんです。)
わけです (eg 道が分からなくて、遅れてしまったわけです）
Purpose of an action
Using ため（に） (eg 日本語を勉強するために来日しました)
Using ように (eg 外国へ行けるように、貯金しています)
The uses of ところ
Eg 今食べたところです。
今食べているところです。
これから食べるところです。

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This is a very good software to learn Hiragana and Katakana. There are 12 games as well as lessons.

The video is one of the lessons.

 

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DS Games to learn Hiragana

This game is designed for Japanese Elementary School students but it may help you to learn Kanji. It teaches stroke orders of Kanji as well as Hiragana. It also has a dictionary feature.

 

 Kakitorikun Hiragana demonstration: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (208)

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With this Dictionary, you can find the Kanji simply by writing them! So, you do not have to know how to read or stoke number to check up. Just simply imitate it and it will tell you the meaning.

The following is demonstration.
When you type “Hiragana” it can pronounce it for you.

 

 Rakubiki : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (258)

Practice all Kanji.

一、ニ、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、才、百、千、万、円、日、月、火、水、木、金、土、時、分、半、本、日本、人、休、何、山、川、海、毎日、毎月、母、男、女、子、好きな

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KanaQ is a free Japanese kana flashcard program designed to run on Java-enabled mobile phones. It creates a set of simulated kana “cards” based on a set of either Hiragana or Katakana as chosen by the user. These cards train the user to recognise the the reading for each kana symbol so they’ll be able to read text written in actual Japanese scripts rather than having to stick to the dull Romanized offerings found in most basic Japanese textbooks.

Hiragana Puzzle

Choose the letter and do the puzzle!