Here are a few websites and apps that can be helpful with studying the Japanese language.
Kanji Study is an ongoing project that tries to be a helpful and easy-to-use tool for learning Japanese kanji. Study with flashcards, customizeable quizzes, and writing challenges. Each kanji has detailed information and many examples. The app provides a powerful search tool for looking up kanji by radicals, stroke count and more. You can also make custom sets to match your textbooks or focus on the kanji you struggle with the most.
Kanji no Owari 「漢字の終わり」, also known as "The Kanji's End", is a Japanese language learning anime game that helps the players in memorizing Hiragana(平仮名), Katakana(片仮名), and JLPT Joyo (general use) Kanji characters「常用漢字」.
- Under Learn Kana Mode, you can choose to use Hiragana, Katakana, or both.
- However, it is considered a training phase so you only earn 25% gold when killing monsters, and boss kills aren't recorded.
- You can optionally show/hide the review sheet.
- You can choose between English meaning combinations, or Kana 仮名 /Romaji ローマ字 readings as choices.
- You can optionally show Word Gems (Trivia) after every round to comprehend how Japanese words are formed.
- You can optionally show/hide the review sheet and also choose to display meanings, readings, or both.
The lessons are offered in 17 languages. Please select the language of your choice, and start learning!
Pera Pera is a simple dictionary of Japanese Mimetic and Onomatopoeic words used in daily life and manga.
For those studying Japanese or reading manga, Pera Pera is a useful resource to aide understanding.
Onomatopeia are words which try to imitate sounds. For example: wan wan (woof woof), nya (meow).
Mimetic are words used to describe the sound of an action or state. For example: goro goro (rolling around), pera pera (fluency).
Japanese Talk Online is a site full of articles and resources to help people teach themselves and learn Japanese. It contains a large amount of tips and advice for beginners all the way up to the more advanced, including lessons on anime and manga Japanese, business, and translation.