Some of the many online resources for learning Japanese:
Summer Schools 2020
Kyoto Women’s University: (Link) Kyoto Womens University_Summer Program
Rikkyo University (Tokyo): (Link) Rikkyo University_Short Term Intensive Japanese Program
Kochi University: (Link) Kochi University_Summer Course
Akita International University: (Link) Akita International University_Short Programs
Note: Kyoto Women’s, Rikkyo and Kochi are partners of Lincoln’s. Please contact Laura McCarthy to learn more, or if you are interested. Contact Laura
Courses
(Link) NHK World Easy Japanese
(Link) Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese
JLPT Level 5
(Link) Memrise (vocabulary and kanji for N5)
(Link) Nihongoshark N5 resources (incl vocabulary list)
Useful Websites
(Link) NHK On-Demand Video Library (search for “easy” to find many of the language programmes)
(Link) JapanesePod101 YouTube (YouTube channel with tutorials and listening comprehension etc.)
(Link) Miku Real Japanese YouTube (YouTube channel with lessons based on common questions)
(Link) NHK News Web Easy (news stories with furigana etc.)
(Link) Wata-no-C (free web magazine for learners)
Practice Your Listening Skills
(Link) My Kikitori |
Typing in Japanese on Your Computer, Tablet or Phone
(Link) How to Install Japanese Keyboard on Everything – Tofugu
(tofugu.com has lots of other interesting stuff as well!)
Japanese Verb Conjugator
(Link) Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator
Japanese Language Apps & Tools
(Link) 8 Great Apps for Studying Japanese
Obenkyo | Test yourself on vocabulary, kanji, hiragana etc. (Android) | |
Drops | Five minutes a day, “playful and immersive lessons”! (iOS, Android) | |
Anki | Flashcard deck for kanji etc. (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux) | |
Yomiwa | Real-time translation from your camera or photos, draw kanji, dictionary (iOS) | |
imiwa? | Dictionary with examples, kanji searches (iOS) | |
Midori | Powerful dictionary, multiple ways of searching for kanji (iOS) | |
Aedict | Dictionary, incl optional technical Japanese (Android) |