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Welcome! This site is dedicated to teaching you the Japanese language. Whether you are just beginning, intermediate, or advanced, there are free japanese lessons here to suite your needs. On my site you will find detailed lessons on grammar, conjugating verbs, pronunciation, common phrases, writing (for hiragana, katakana and the more advanced, kanji), reading practice, audio files to improve comprehension and instructional video files - all free. Also, you can be kept up to date on all my new content with a free weekly newsletter and there is also Word of the Day E-course you can sign up for. I am also here to answer your questions via email or on my forum.

Daily Japanese Lessons
Japanese Language Spotlight10

Kanji of the Day: "Light"

Monday May 14, 2012

Learn the Japanese kanji character for "light (hikari)", with step-by-step kanji stroke order.

Japanese Adjectives

Sunday May 13, 2012

There are two types of adjectives in Japanese.  Japanese adjectives differ from their English counterparts. Included is a list of useful adjectives with audio files.

Word of the Day: Oishii

Friday May 11, 2012

Learn a new Japanese word every day! Today's word is "oishii (tasty; delicious)". You can also learn how to write "oishii" in hiragana.

How to Say Thank you in Japanese

Friday May 11, 2012

To show appreciation to your mom on Mother's Day (Haha no hi), learn how to say "Thank you" in Japanese. You can also learn the Japanese kanji character for "gratitude (kansha)". It is a combination of the kanji characters for "kan" and "sha".

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