Japanese Language Guide
Japanese is fun!
ひらがな HIRAGANA & カタカナ KATAKANA learning tools
- Videos of hiragana and katakana stroke orderThis video podcast helps students of Japanese learn the proper form and stroke order for the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries.
- Sound, mnemonic animationThis reference site is designed for japanese learners at the beginner level. It provides help with hiragana, katakana and some kanji learning.
- Sound & stroke orderThis site provides a comprehensive chart of Hiragana and Katakana.
- Japanese kana quizzesThis website provides Flash Quizzes, Flashcards, Katakana Reading Practice, Katakana Game for Hiragana and Katakana studying.
- Flash cards, recognition quizThis online application helps students study Hiragana and Katakana with flash cards and quizes.
- Recognition quizThis online quiz website helps you with Hiragana and Katakana.
More Resources
This website has lots of copy write-free images that you can use for your Japanese blog posts, presentations, etc!
Welcome to the Japanese Language Guide
こんにちは！ This guide will help you find effective resources for Japanese language learning at all levels, including:
- Textbook Resources: video and audio for Japanese textbooks used in Mount Holyoke classes
- Getting Started: instructions for computer, email and internet settings
- At the LRC: Japanese language resources available at the LRC
- At the Library: Japanese language resources available at the Library
- On Campus: Asian Studies department information, language table, cultural events and Japanese cultural organizations in the Five Colleges
- Online: useful websites for Japanese language learning
- Study Strategies & Tips: general tips for improving your language learning abilitiy
- Research Guide: resources and help with research in Asian Studies
For questions or suggestions about this guide, please contact the Language Resource Center (LRC).
Featured 5-College Japanese Events
Featured at the LRC: Japanese Graded Readers (Levels 0-5)
Come check out these fun-to-read short stories to improve your Japanese vocabulary!
