Learn Japanese with these useful resources from around the web.
There’s never been a better time to learn a language. No matter your age or experience, a plethora of tools and resources are available to get you started or help you improve your language skills.
Best of all, many of these resources are completely free.
Check out the links below to jump-start your Japanese.
General
| Omniglot - Basic overview of Japanese with alphabet and useful links |
| Wikipedia - Overview of the Japanese language |
Free Courses
Paid Courses
| Amazon - Japanese language learning materials |
| Japanese Pod 101 - Modern learning suite with audio and video lessons |
| Pimsleur - Comprehensive Japanese course based on the Pimseleur method |
| Rocket Languages - Premium Japanese language course |
| Udemy - Online Japanese courses from experts |
Phrases
Dictionaries and Translation
Grammar and Vocabulary
| Antosch & Lin - Japanese audio flashcard system |
| Forvo - Collection of Japanese words pronounced by native speakers |
| Wikipedia - Japanese grammar |
| Memrise - Spaced repetition site and app for learning Japanese vocabulary |
| Verbix - Japanese verb conjugation tool |
Video
| Easy Languages - Learn Japanese from authentic street interviews |
| Japanese Pod 101 - Modern learning suite with audio and video lessons |
| TED - Watch TED talks with Japanese subtitles and transcripts |
| YouTube - Search videos for learning Japanese |
Radio and Podcasts
Social Media
| Meetup - List of Japanese language meetups worldwide |
| Reddit - /r/LearnJapanese subreddit for learning Japanese |
| Reddit - /r/LearnKanji subreddit for learning Kanji |
Books
News
Other Resources
| FluentU - Japanese Language and Culture Blog |
Articles and Opinion
This list is updated as more resources become available. You may want to bookmark this page so you can easily refer to it again later.
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