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Beginner	Yookoso! µ Student Center This site has grammar exercises for the textbook "Yookoso! µ". The exercises are categorised by lesson and also by grammar point.
	Griffith University grammar frame Verbs, nouns, particles, interrogatives etc are explained in English.
	¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥óÆüËÜ¸ì¥Æ¥¹¥È¡¼Ê¸Ë¡¥Æ¥¹¥È You can study grammar with this site. Click the tab "Japanese Test" to go to the quiz page.
	¤¹¤·¥Æ¥¹¥È There are hiragana, katakana, 50 basic kanji, vocabulary and grammar quizzes for people who are studying toward level 4 of the JPLT.
	Visualizing Japanese Grammar 66 basic Japanese grammar points are explained with Flash animation.
Intermediate	Yookoso! ¶ Student Center This site has grammar exercises for the textbook "Yookoso!¡¡¶". The exercises are categorised by lessons and also by grammar point.
Intermediate	¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥óÆüËÜ¸ì¥Æ¥¹¥È¡¼Ê¸Ë¡¥Æ¥¹¥È You can study grammar with this site. Click the tab "Japanese Test" to go to the quiz page.
Advanced	Äí»°Ïº¤Î¸½ÂåÆüËÜ¸ìÊ¸Ë¡³µÀâ This site has grammar explanations for Japanese learners. It is written in Japanese.
	ÀÄ¶õÊ¸¸Ë This is an internet library. You can read out-of-copyright and freely distributed works.
	AOL ¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥óÊ¸¸Ë You can read 32 out-of-copyright famous works by 15 authors as if you are reading a book.

Beginner	AJALT: Survival Japanese Here you can listen to and learn survival conversation needed for sightseeing and staying with a Japanese family.
	¤Á¤Þ¤¿¤ÎÆüËÜ¸ì Real world Japanese There are several realistic conversational situations which are separated according to Japanese level.
	Let's Speak Japanese on the Web! (AOTS) You can study short situational conversations through sound, pictures and animation. The Japanese is written in romaji and the explanation is in English.
Intermediate	mangarama This is an internet comic learning system. You learn Japanese through reading comics and listening to the script.
	TBS news i This site is the video news of TBS. You can see the script in Japanese.
	ANN ¥Ë¥å¡¼¥¹ This is the video news of TV Asahi. You can read summaries in Japanese.
	NHK ¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥ó This site is the video news of NHK. Click the video under ¡É£È£Î£Ë¥Ë¥å¡¼¥¹¡É to enter the news page.
	ÇäÌô¤µ¤ó There are several realistic conversational situations which are separated according to Japanese level.
	¤Á¤Þ¤¿¤ÎÆüËÜ¸ì Real world Japanese There are several realistic conversational situations which are separated according to Japanese level.
	Communicating in Japanese This site is based on the book "Communicating in Japanese". It contains 12 chapters and each chapter begins with a self-contained scenario.
Advanced	TBS news i This site is the video news of TBS. You can see the script in Japanese.
	ANN ¥Ë¥å¡¼¥¹ This is the video news of TV Asahi. You can read summaries in Japanese.
	NHK ¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥ó This site is the video news of NHK. Click the video under ¡É£È£Î£Ë¥Ë¥å¡¼¥¹¡É to enter the news page.
	ÇäÌô¤µ¤ó There are several realistic conversational situations which are separated according to Japanese level.

Beginner	Pop jisho You can display the meanings of words by entering the url of the page or passage that you want to read, and then placing the cursor over the words you don't understand.
	kantango When you type a Japanese word, this site shows you the kanji, hiragana, romaji and meaning. You can make your own wordlist.
	Exercises Index - Japanese On-line - Monash University The typing exercises are useful. Clic£ë "¥¡¼¥Ü¡¼¥É" to start.
	Learning Supplements This site is the companion site for the textbook "Japanese for Busy People". You can study counters, verbs and adjectives.
Intermediate	Flash Cards This is a flash-card based site to study vocabulary. The vocabulary are categorized into "idioms", "life sciences", "technology", "law" etc.
	Denshi Jisho This is an online Japanese dictionary. You can find words, kanji and example sentences. You can also look up kanji by radicals.
	Words from Japanese Newspapers in Order of Frequency There are flashcards and quizzes of words you find in Japanese newspapers.
	Pop jisho You can display the meanings of words by entering the url of the page or passage that you want to read, and then placing the cursor over the words you don't understand.
	kantango When you type a Japanese word, this site shows you the kanji, hiragana, romaji and meaning. You can make your own wordlist
Advanced	Flash Cards This is a flash-card based site to study vocabulary. The vocabulary are categorized into "idioms", "life sciences", "technology", "law" etc.
	Denshi Jisho This is an online Japanese dictionary. You can find words, kanji and example sentences. You can also look up kanji by radicals.
	Words from Japanese Newspapers in Order of Frequency There are flashcards and quizzes of words you find in Japanese newspapers.
	Pop jisho You can display the meanings of words by entering the url of the page or passage that you want to read, and then placing the cursor over the words you don't understand.
	kantango When you type a Japanese word, this site shows you the kanji, hiragana, romaji and meaning. You can make your own wordlist

Beginner	¥ê¡¼¥Ç¥£¥ó¥° ¥Á¥å¥¦ÂÀ This site shows the reading, translation and JPLT level of kanji in sentences. Reading practice materials are included.
	±Ñ¼Ïº on the web When you type a word, this site will show the meaning and several example sentences.
	»°¾ÊÆ² web Dictionary An online dictionary.
Intermediate	Rikai.com You can display the readings and meanings of words by entering the url of the page or passage that you want to read, and then placing the cursor over the words you don't understand.
	´Á»ú¤Ç³Ø¤ÖÆüËÜ¸ì This site gives a comprehensive explanation of the origin of each kanji, how the meaning has changed, how it is used now and the relation with other kanji.
	¤¢¤¹¤Ê¤í This site is aimed at Asian science and engineering students who want to read Japanese technical papers in their own languages.
	¥ê¡¼¥Ç¥£¥ó¥° ¥Á¥å¥¦ÂÀ This site shows the reading, translation and JPLT level of kanji in sentences. Reading practice materials are included.
	±Ñ¼Ïº on the web When you type a word, this site will show the meaning and several example sentences.
	»°¾ÊÆ² web Dictionary An online dictionary.
Advanced	ËèÆü jp The Web version of the Mainichi Newspaper.
	Rikai.com You can display the readings and meanings of words by entering the url of the page or passage that you want to read, and then placing the cursor over the words you don't understand.
	´Á»ú¤Ç³Ø¤ÖÆüËÜ¸ì This site gives a comprehensive explanation of the origin of each kanji, how the meaning has changed, how it is used now and the relation with other kanji.
	¥ê¡¼¥Ç¥£¥ó¥° ¥Á¥å¥¦ÂÀ This site shows the reading, translation and JPLT level of kanji in sentences. Reading practice materials are included.
	±Ñ¼Ïº on the web When you type a word, this site will show the meaning and several example sentences.
	»°¾ÊÆ² web Dictionary ¥ª¥ó¥é¥¤¥ó¼½ñ¡£

Beginner	The Kanji SITE This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4, 3 or 2 of the JLPT. The kanji are organized according to level. Simple quizzes are included.
	The Kanji Game Click "HIRAGANA and KATAKANA GAME" to start. You study Kanji categorized according to which year they are taught in Japanese elementary schools.
	Drill the Kanji This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4 to 1 of the JLPT. You can practice the kanji with an on-reading test, a kun-reading and a meaning test.
	´Á»úÎý½¬¡¡ Kanji Practice There are video clips showing the stroke order of 300 kanji. Also you can listen to example sentences using the kanji.
	³Ø½¬¥¢¥Ë¥á¤Î´Û There are animated clips explaining the origin of hiragana, katakana, kanji and kanji radicals. The kanji are categorized according to which year they are taught in Japanese elementary schools.
	Japanese writing tutor There are animated clips showing the stroke order of hiragana, katakana and 180 beginners kanji.
	Genki Online ¤Ò¤é¤¬¤Ê¡¦¥«¥¿¥«¥Ê Here you can practice reading hiragana and katakana with a simple quiz.
Intermediate	Kanji Converter Here you can convert kanji on websites to romaji or hiragana and see the translation.
	The Kanji Game Click "Kanji GAME" or "Compounds Game" to start. You study Kanji categorized according to which year they are taught in Japanese elementary schools.
	The Kanji SITE This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4, 3 or 2 of the JLPT. The kanji are organized according to level. Simple quizzes are included.
	Drill the Kanji This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4 to 1 of the JLPT. You can practice the kanji with an on-reading test, a kun-reading and a meaning test.
	³Ø½¬¥¢¥Ë¥á¤Î´Û There are animated clips explaining the origin of hiragana, katakana, kanji and kanji radicals. The kanji are categorized according to which year they are taught in Japanese elementary schools.
Advanced	Kanji Converter Here you can convert kanji on websites to romaji or hiragana and see the translation.
	The Kanji SITE This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4, 3 or 2 of the JLPT. The kanji are organized according to level. Simple quizzes are included.
	Drill the Kanji This site is aimed at people who are studying toward levels 4 to 1 of the JLPT. You can practice the kanji with an on-reading test, a kun-reading and a meaning test.
	The Kanji Game Click "Kanji GAME" or "Compounds Game" to start. You study Kanji categorized according to which year they are taught in Japanese elementary schools.

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