Subject Headings for Japanese Language Learning
These subject headings link out to lists of resources in the library catalog on these topics.
Dictionaries:
Other resources:
Online Japanese Language Resources
Dictionaries:
- https://jisho.org/ -- excellent for both word lookup and kanji search (English interface)
- https://www.alc.co.jp/ -- great dictionary for J-E or E-J, with many example sentences and phrases (Japanese interface)
- https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/best-japanese-dictionary/ -- great breakdown of the different types of dictionaries and how to make sense of them
Hiragana and Katakana practice for Genki:
- http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/hiragana/hiragana.html
- http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/gakusyu/katakana.html
Kanji practice for Genki:
Grammar resource:
- http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar -- strong explanation of grammar concepts that could be useful for supplementing textbook explanations and getting more example sentences
Audio/visual practice:
- https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/ -- NHK’s News Web Easy lets listeners hear a slowly dictated news article in Japanese while following along with the script, which contains kanji readings. Excellent listening and reading practice.
Browser Add-ons (allows you to hover your mouse over Japanese to get translations and readings of words and kanji):
- Rikaichan (for use with Chrome)
How to use Rikaichan (available on Firefox and Chrome): http://www.polarcloud.com/rchow
Good dictionary apps for smart phones:
- Imiwa? (free)
- Shirabe Jisho (free)
- EOW (Eijiro on the Web) (free)
- Midori ($10)
Finding Other Japanese-Language Books and Articles
You can find Japanese-language resources in the CSB and SJU Libraries catalog (main search box) by selecting Japanese under the Language limiter (found on the left-hand side of the search results page).
Many of our library databases include a similar option to limit results by Language.
Print books: Here is a results list for Japanese language print (not electronic) books held at CSB Clemens and SJU Alcuin.
Associate Director for Learning and Research
Other CSB and SJU Japanese Language Resources
General Language Resources
- Mango Languages This link opens in a new windowThis online language learning resource provides step-by-step lessons for 70+ different languages, including Japanese. A Google Translate text translator is provided.
- Open CultureFree language lessons in 48 different languages, including Japanese.