Learning Japanese
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Japanese Language Learning Online
Japanese language students need to memorize many kanji symbols. A good Japanese English dictionary and deck of flashcards are handy study aids.
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Japanese Long Vowels and Pauses
When both writing and speaking Japanese, pauses and the length of pronunciation of vowel sounds can mark the difference between words with different meanings.
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Writing Japanese Katakana
As English has capital and lower-case letters, written Japanese has katakana to supplement hiragana, for loan words, foreign names, and other special cases.
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Writing Japanese Dakuten & Glides
Quotation-like dakuten (ten-ten), the circle handakuten (maru) and small y-set hiragana are added to appropriate hiragana to produce alternate pronunciations.
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Writing Japanese Hiragana
Before kanji or katakana, the first writing that both Japanese and non-native speakers of Japanese should learn is hiragana. Romaji is provided as a pronunciation guide.
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) offers 4 Levels of certification from the Japan Foundation on behalf of Japan Educational Exchanges and Services.
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Independent Japanese Study
A short guide to help students studying Japanese independently to focus and maximize their study skills. Includes basic definitions of writing systems as well as tips.
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