Affordable Japanese Translation Services
Aisei Japanese Language Services, Inc.
AJALT Home Page - Association for Japanese-Language Teaching - English language page of a group devoted to improving the formal instruction of Japanese.
Akebono Translation Service
AkoTrans
All About Hiragana - A brief history and reason for the creation of the Hiragana script in the Japanese language, as part of the evolutionary adaptation of Chinese writing into an originally unspoken Japanese language.
All About Kanji - A brief history and outline of Japanese Kanji, Chinese characters or ideographs which convey semantic meaning in written Japanese. Also a description of the Joyo Kanji, or general use characters as set forth by the Japanese ministry of education.
All About Katakana - A brief history and reason for the creation of the Katakana script in the Japanese language, as part of the evolutionary adaptation of Chinese writing into an originally unspoken Japanese language
All About Stroke Order Rules - This page provides a succinct set of rules for the proper calligraphy and rendering of Chinese characters and kana script in the Japanese written language.
Alternative sci.lang.japan FAQ
Alternative sci.lang.japan FAQs
Anne Poole Japanese Translation Services
Atlas Machine Translation Service
A¥Muse
Babble (UK) Ltd.
Books on Japanese
CJK- English Dictionary
ComStar
Daily Yomiuri: Pera Pera Penguin
Daily Yomiuri: Words in the News
Dialect in Yamagata
Dialect List in Japan - This page lists many web sites devoted to the numerous dialects spoken in different regions of Japan. Some of the site listed require Japanese text processing capability.
Dictionary of East Asian Literary Terms - Unicode version, JIS version and Buddhism dictionary.
Double Click International
Easy Web Japanese
English-Japanese Internet Glossary
English-Japanese Translation
European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
European Institute of Japanese Studies.
EVA Japanese-English Dictionary Interface - English or Japanese with no conversion, Japanese and English (no conversion).
fj - Japan and Japanese language newsgroups
Foreign Ink Ltd.
Free Light Japanese - With "Free Light Japanese" you can learn Japanese writing system (Hiragana, Katakana and 1945 Jouyou Kanji), vocabulary and pronunciation by using multimedia techniques.
Free Online Bidirectional English-Japanese Dictionary - Built and hosted by PSPINC, this is a free English to Japanese, Japanese to English bidirectional online dictionary.
Free Online English/Japanese Japanese/English Dictionary - Free English & Japanese Online Dictionary, kana, kanji, EDICT, Jim Breen, PSP.
Future Implications Japanese Language Services (UK)
GlobeLink International
Greg Peterson's EVA Japanese English Dictionary
Harry S. Pariser
Hata Language Services
Heartful English-Japanese Dictionary - English-Japanese Dictionary for English Speaking People.
Hidekatsu's Web Page! - Japanese Sign-Language and other information about the hearing impaired. There is Pen Pal BBS for the Deaf and hearing impaired.
Honyaku Mailing List - Dedicated to Japanese/English Translation (and translators)
Honyaku Mailing List for Japanese-English Translators
ICN Intercultural Networking
Intensive Japanese - Cornell University - Summer and Year. Fellowships Available
Interlingua
InTransNet Services Japanese Information Page
Introduction to the Japanese Language
Irasshai - Launch Pad to Japan
J-E Link, Inc.
JAC Translations
Japan Bytes
Japan Communication Consultants
Japan Communications Inc.
Japan Language Forum
Japan=U.S. TransWriters
Japanese <-> English Dictionary - Jeffrey Friedl's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server
Japanese <-> English Dictionary Server
Japanese - Hungarian Dictionary - Japanese martial arts related glossary to Hungarian.
Japanese 1st Grade Kanji Map - The entire Japanese Ministry of Education's Grade 1st grade Kanji are accessed from this page, and covers Kanji etymology, Kanji stroke order for Japanese calligraphy (movies), on-kun (Chinese - Japanese) readings, example Japanese compounds, etc.
Japanese at LanguageTapes.com - The world famous Pimsleur Audio Cassette Language Courses for Japanese at great prices for secure online purchase.
Japanese Course
Japanese Dialects
Japanese Dictionary - Japanese dictionary and kanji database. Handwritten input of kanji.
Japanese for Anime - A site for Anime fans to learn some useful Japanese words and phrases.
Japanese in 10 minutes
Japanese Language Classes Online
Japanese Language Learning Tools on the Web
Japanese Language Learning Web
Japanese Language Links
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (UK)
Japanese Language Resources
Japanese Language Services, Inc.
Japanese Lesson
Japanese Lessons
Japanese Presence, A
Japanese Signs
Japanese Text Initiative
Japanese Translation
Japanese Translation/Dictionary/Spelling Checker Software - Extensive list of available software.
Japanese Tutor, The
Japanese Tutorials at Knowledge Hound - Links to free online Japanese lessons, including basic Japanese for travelers, conversational Japanese and reading & writing Hiragana, Katagana & Kanji.
Japanese VAL Balloon
Japanese Writing Tutor
Japanese-Online - Free Japanese Lessons on the Internet - Free Japanese Language Lessons and Translated Math Story Problems from Japan's Jr. High Math Placement Tests
Japanese/English Dictionary
Japanword Translations
Jeffrey's Japanese<>English Dictionary Server
Jim Breen's Japanese Page - One of the primary resources on the net for Japanese language related material in English (mirror site).
Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server - This server requires a browser with a Japanese environment. (It should enable your browser to detect the coding automatically, but if you are having problems seeing the Japanese, it may be best if you set your browser to EUC-JP mode.) If you are using Netscape or IE on a PC, can I recommend HongBo Ni's excellent NJWIN as a method of displaying Japanese characters.
Joyo 96 - Japanese Kanji Study
Joyo 96 - Understanding Written Japanese - Joyo 96 is an on-line Japanese language learning center, that is free. A public distance learning and book refferal service, that teaches written Japanese language on-line. The Japanese Kanji are presented in the Japanese Ministry of Education's Grade order, and cover Kanji etymology, Kanji stroke order for Japanese calligraphy, on-kun (Chinese - Japanese) readings, example Japanese compounds, etc.. Joyo 96 also teaches a full course on Japanese Katakana and Hiragana, containing a web version of READING JAPANESE
Kanji Dictionaries for Japanese Learners - Sites on dictionaries for learning kanji published by the Kanji Dictionary Publishing Society, especially New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Kenkyusha and NTC) and The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary.
Kanji Dictionary: Jack Halpern's Website for Kanji and Japanese Learners - Home page for Jack Halpern's activities, especially the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary for learning the Japanese language and kanji effectively, as well as activities to promote unicycling internationally. Also developmennt of a CJK (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) comprehensive database (DESK) and front-end processors (FEP) for those languages
Kanji Flashcards and Kanji-of-the-Day - Kanji-Ya Kanji Flashcards contain comprehensive information on 300 Kanji characters while the Kanji-of-the-Day tests your Kanji knowledge.
Kanji's Japanese Page
Kanji.com - Writings on the kanji character system.
Kanjikit (Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.)
Kansai-ben - The dialect used on the western side of Japan's main island, Honshu. [Contains a list of words specific to Kansai, useful in Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kobe regions.]
Katakana - Lesson 1 - Table of Contents - This page contains a web version of the Katakana lessons found in READING JAPANESE, and provides a complete course on mastering the Katakana. This course is a sub-division of the Joyo 96 written Japanese learning center and book referral service, FREE to the public.
Katakana Japanese - Katakana Japanese Aims at worldwide Japanese. You can download "Katakana Japanese Editor" from this site. This site use dynamic font.
Katakana Lesson - A web version of the Katakana lessons found in Reading Japanese, and provides a complete course on mastering the Katakana
KDrill
Keiko Japanese Tutorials
Kenkyusha Online Dictionary
Kieffer International
Kiki's Kanji Dictionary - Online, browsable Japanese Kanji dictionary. Providing over 3,000 kanji are explained in Japanese and English along with sample compounds, and over 19,366 unique examples of kanji compounds.
Kotowaza: Japanese Proverbs.
Kyo kotoba - Dialect used in the city of Kyoto.
Language Engineering Corporation
Language Exchange
LanguageTalk Japanese - Allows you to convert typed romaji to either katakana or hiragana. The resulting converted message has a distinct URL which can then be sent to another person to receive a message in Japanese.
Learn How to Wow in Japanese! - Learn interesting Japanese while having fun. Join our free email list. A little bit of everything Japanese!
Learn Japanese - online lections
Learning Japanese: games, dictionaries and other resources. - Learning Japanese online. Word games with basic Japanese, electronic English-Japanese-English dictionaries. Study the language through, culture, cartoons, songs, etc.
Learning the Japanese Language
Let's Study Japanese
LingNet Japanese Sites
M-stone Translating Service
Manga School of Japanese
Masashi's Japanese Lesson
Metaphoria, Ltd.
Multi-Lingual Service
MyTranslator.com
Nagoya Dialect - Dialect used in the southern city of Honshu
Nihongoshoho - Elementary Japanese: Vocabulary / Dictionary - English translations of words from the 34 lessons of the Japanese learners book "Nihongoshoho"; contains a word and several kanji indexes.
NJSTARJapanese Word Processor
O-inori Radio
Ohashi High Technology
Oklahoma State University - The Japanese Language Program - Oklahoma State University offers a degree in Japanese and an Asian Studies certificate. Study-in-Japan programs are available for credit to qualified students.
Online English to Japanese to English Dictionary - Java-powered online word search.
Online Language
Onomatopoetic Words in Japan - Listing onomatopoetic words and animal sounds in alphabetical Japanese, with explanation in English.
Open Japan - An online tool that lets you view Japanese websites with any graphical browser.
Osaka Shoin Women's College Japanese Language Research Center
Pera Pera Penguin's 5-minute Japanese Class - by Hitomi Hirayama
planet insomnia
Qualitas Trading Company
Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese Grammar
Reading Japanese - Learn to read hiragana, katakana and kanji.
Reiko-chan's - Web based lessons on Japanese, with links to lessons on the writing systems.
Saikam Online Dictionary - Japanese-Thai Thai-Japanese.
Sakura Translation Service
Sean's Spot - Among other things, reviews of books for the learner of Japanese
Simul Group, The
SNG Japanese HTML Translation and Editing Service
Ste-chan's Kanji of the Day
Stephan's Virtual University - provides free Japanese lessons for beginners and advanced students. Provides also free Maths and Computer Science lessons and a great collection of Gif
Studio 4th Dimension
SYDROSE Translation Services
Teach Yourself Japanese
The Honyaku Homepage
The Kanji Site - A detailed guide to hundreds of kanji, with step-by-step guides, random testing and other features. Especially useful for studying kanji for the JLPT. Works even for non-Japanese-capable machines.
tnn - Japanese newsgroups
Tosa-ben - Site dedicated to Kochi
Travelers' Japanese with Voice - online lections
Twinbridge
Unit Expression English-Japanese - English/Japanese Units and Count Numbers.
WannaLearn.com: Japanese - A collection of free, high-quality online tutorials, lessons, guides and instructionally oriented Websites that help you learn Japanese.
Web 'n' Wa
Web Dictionary of Buddhist Terms - Dictionary of CJK (Chinese-Japanese-Korean) East Asian Buddhist Terms, by Charles Muller.
Web Japanese - Today's Kanji, daily and monthly columns for students of the Japanese language.