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Japanese Input

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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.

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Reading help

pictureThis site will help to read Japanese.

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Japanese Fonts

Here are Kawaii Japanese fonts
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原稿用紙 Genkouyoushi

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This will enable you to type normally on a Genkooyooshi on Microsoft Word.
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Specification for the Edexcel Advanced GCE in Japanese from 2009

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

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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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A2 Kanji List

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*Most Frequent 1000 Kanji of the Japanese Language

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