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.

iKnow practice

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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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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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Hiragana Workbook

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Hiragana chart