Japanese Lessons

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Learning Japanese - Where Do I Begin?

You want to learn Japanese, but don't know where to start? This page directs you to where you should begin.

Japanese Writing for Beginners

Writing might be one of the most difficult, but also fun, parts of learning Japanese. There are three types of scripts in Japanese: kanji, hiragana and katakana. The combination of all three is used for writing.

Japanese Lessons

Japanese lessons including kanji, hiragana, katakana and grammar.

Lessons with Sound Files

Listening the sound files is good practice for your pronunciations. Try to listen them repeatedly to get proper sounds. 

CosCom: Study Japanese The Web

CosCom is expert in teaching Japanese language to business people who come to Japan from overseas and in developing and publishing Japanese language teaching and learning materials.

NHK Japanese Lessons

NHK airs Japanese lessons for people of various languages on its international shortwave RADIO JAPAN service. On this site, you can listen to those lessons.

nihongo.fm

Free 24 hour Japanese language study radio broadcasting 100's of audio Study Segments, industry news & event info. MP3 downloads store for your ipod or MP3 Player. Study when and where you want.

Tae Kim's Japanese guide to Japanese grammar

This site explains Japanese grammar in a systematic step-by-step process.

The Japanesepage.com

Various lessons to learn Japanese language, culture, kanji and more.