Saturday, July 31, 2010

Online Tools

1. Firefox add-ons - Rikaichan
Japanese to English/German/French/Russian dictionary. Just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears. Automatically de-inflects verbs and adjectives.

JLPT Resources - N1

漢字(かんじ)
N1 Kanji List (PDF)

常用漢字(じょうようかんじ)
N1 Vocabulary List (DOC)

Vocabulary sound files

Saturday, July 17, 2010

A Sentence A Day - July 17,2010

私財を投げ出して障害児の世話に打ち込んでいる彼女の姿には頭が下がる。

私財(しざい)- Private property
投げ出して(なげだして)- Throw out
障害児(しょうがいじ)- Disabled children
世話(せは)- Care
彼女(かのじょ)- She
姿(すがた)- Figure
頭が下がる(あたまがさがる)- Admire

Friday, July 16, 2010

A Sentence A Day - July 16,2010

早く、ぐずぐずしないで。(発音

早く(はやく)- Hurry up
ぐずぐず- Tardy

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Sentence A Day - July 15,2010

子供のころのことを知られているから、彼には頭が上がらない。

子供(こども)- child
知る(しる)- know
彼(かれ)-he
頭(あたま)- head
上げて(あげて)- up
頭が上がらない - feel embarrassed

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Sentence A Day - July 13,2010

分からずやのあの子には、もう愛想が尽きた。

分からずや(わからずや) - immature
愛想(あいそう/あいそ) - amiability
尽きる(つきる)- run out

A Phrase A Day - July 13,2010 幸せになろう



Sunday, June 27, 2010

Listening

Audio Books
1.Japanese Audio Books with Transcripts

Videos
1. Japanese high school subjects with NHK videos

JLPT Resources - N2

漢字(かんじ)
N2 Kanji List (PDF)

常用漢字(じょうようかんじ)
N2 Vocabulary List (PDF)

Vocabulary sound files

Online Lessons

1. Japanese Pod 101
2. Smart.fm

Credits to Mark

Study Materials - Expressions

1. どんな時どう使う日本語表現文型500 中・上級 (PDF)

Credits to John

Study Tools - Dictionaries

1. 3 Dictionaries of Japanese Grammar (PDF)

Credits to John

Study Materials - Kanji Books

1. Remembering the Kanji, Vol. 1: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters

2. Remembering the Kanji, Vol. 2: A Systematic Guide to Reading Japanese Characters (Japanese Edition)

3. Remembering the Kanji: Writing and Reading Japanese Characters for Upper-Level Proficiency (Japanese Edition)

Credits to Stewart and Mark

Study Tools - iPhone apps

1. Kotoba - 電子辞書
2. Shin Kanji - 電子辞書
3. iAnki - Flashcards for Kanji
4. Japanese Flip - 2級文法
5. Kanji Flip - 2級漢字

Credits to Stewart