Starter's Guide

From /r/learnjapanese subreddit.

DJT guide

A well-written guide.

Grammar Guide to Japanese

By Tae Kim (Note: Tae Kim also has a "Complete Guide to Japanese", which is a work in progress).

The Moe Way

Fundamentals guide plus setup walkthroughs for immersion tools like visual novel text hooks.

Official

Genki 1 Textbook

Genki 1 Workbook

Genki 2 Textbook

Genki 2 Workbook

Genki Answer Key

Unofficial

Study tool.

Official

Unlock multimedia content and Anki deck with special code in the textbook.

Tobira Textbook

Tobira: Power Up Your Kanji

Covers 800 kanji total: 297 from beginner textbooks plus 503 introduced in Tobira.

Tobira: Grammar Power

Japanese grammar skill build up book.

Official

Minna no Nihongo II

Minna no Nihongo II Workbook

Official

Audio, downloadable resources, and teacher materials.

Quartet 1 Textbook

Quartet 1 Workbook

Quartet 2 Textbook

Quartet 2 Workbook

Quartet Vocab & Kanji app

Flashcards, kanji stroke-order, and timed quizzes for the series' vocab :iphone: :moneybag:.

Easy Japanese

Made by NHK in multiple languages :baby:.

Erin's Challenge

Video based Japanese lessons :man:.

LingoDeer

Duolingo-style app whose courses focus on East Asian languages :iphone:.

NativShark

All in one Japanese learning platform, combining vocab, grammar, kanji and speaking practice :moneybag:.

NHK 高校講座 / NHK High School Course

NHK high-school video/audio lessons; good for basic vocabulary across many fields :man: :japan:.

Tofugu for Hiragana

Hiragana lesson.

Learn Hiragana in 1 Hour

Hiragana video lesson.

Hiragana Practice Sheet

Print and practice.

Listening Game for Hiragana

Hiragana game.

Kana SH

Practice Hiragana in a terminal fashion (sources) :computer:.

Keiko

Browser typing tutor: type kana, kanji, and JLPT N5–N3 sentences; switchable romaji hints :computer: :moneybag:.

Rail Typing

Practice Japanese station names through railway-themed typing races :computer:.

Tofugu for Katakana

Katakana lesson.

Learn Katakana in 1 Hour

Katakana video lesson.

Listening Game for Katakana

Katakana game.

Katakana Practice Sheet

Print and practice.

Kana - Hiragana and Katakana

iOS app to read, write, and drill hiragana and katakana with quizzes :iphone:.

Kakugo

Android hiragana, katakana and kanji learning app :iphone:.

Kanji Dojo

Android application for practicing writing Japanese characters :iphone:.

Hiragana + Katakana w/ Audio & Stroke Order

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Hacking Kanji

Guide: 2,200 Kanji in 97 Days.

Kanji Koohii

Help you complete the kanji learning method called Remembering the Kanji.

Kanji Damage

A Kanji learning method.

Wanikani

Kanji learning platform :moneybag:.

DJT Anki Guide

A guide for downloading/customizing Anki with a link to the popular 6k/2k deck.

Kodansha kanji learner's course with vocabulary

card_index: This deck is meant to be used together with the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course book (KLC).

Official KanjiDamage deck

card_index: This is the ultimate deck to learn Kanji with the KanjiDamage method.

All in One Kanji Deck (Heisig's RTK Order, 6th ed.)

card_index: Based on Heisig's Remember the Kanji 6th ed. book.

Kanji alive

Kanji study tool created by the University of Chicago.

Kanjipedia

Kanji search site operated by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation :jp:.

Kakijun

Help you find the stroke order of a kanji :jp:.

The Kanji Map

Explore kanji decomposition as an interactive graph.

KanjiDraw

Kanji practice app with stroke-order puzzles, gamified drawing, and a draw-to-search dictionary :baby:.

WaniAnki

WaniKani companion for reviewing kanji, vocab, and radicals; custom decks, filters, and quizzes :iphone: :computer:.

Anki

Popular flashcard based software :iphone: :computer:.

Anki User Manual

A powerful cross-platform flashcard program which makes remembering things easy.

How to use Anki to Learn Japanese

Anki video tutorial.

Nayr's Core 5000

card_index: Designed around an i+1 approach where learners are exposed to more than they know.

Japanese Core 2000/6000

card_index: Popular Anki Japanese deck (Core 2k/6k).

Japanese 10K WK Breakdown

card_index: Core 10K vocabulary, broken down by WaniKani kanji.

Memrise

Popular online/app flashcard platform :iphone:.

jpdb

Powerful Japanese dictionary and all-in-one learning system for kanji and vocabulary.

Japanese Number Converter

Convert numbers between kanji, hiragana, and romaji.

SakeSaySo

Japanese-English dictionary app with SRS flashcards, daily news translations, and offline support :iphone:.

hifumi

A flashcards companion app tailored for Minna no Nihongo Shokyū I & II textbooks (sources) :iphone: :computer:.

Pokelingo

Daily puzzle: read a Pokédex entry in Japanese and guess the Pokémon; all 1,025 names in katakana :iphone: :baby:.

WordMeadow

Visual Japanese vocabulary theme cards grouped by everyday topics :computer: :baby:.

Ayatoki

Daily Wordle-style vocabulary puzzle in rōmaji; shows kanji and meaning, JLPT N4–N1 :computer:.

Japanese Grammar Guide

By Tae Kim. A complete guide to Japanese grammar from knowing nothing to advanced topics.

Supplement Grammar List

Supplement by Araia to Tae Kim's guide, targeted towards intermediate and advanced learners.

Imabi

A grammar site like Tae Kim but written by a linguist; deep, in-depth explanations.

Visualize Japanese Grammar

Links to 66 animations of various grammatical structures in Japanese and 12 downloadable appendices.

JGram

The Japanese Grammar Database.

Maggie Sensei

Conversational Grammar.

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar

Popular Japanese grammar dictionary series :baby:.

A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar

man:.

A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar

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Dictionary of Japanese Grammar

card_index: The DoJG deck allows you to review the contents of the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar through Anki.

Bunpro

Grammar learning web app using SRS :moneybag:.

Sakubi

Basic grammar primer that doesn't try to drill you :baby:.

Japanese Grammar Notes

Bilingual JLPT N5–N2 grammar notes with furigana, TTS audio, and Anki decks.

Nihongo to Japan

JLPT N5–N1 grammar guides, 10,000+ practice questions, level-check test and conjugation trainer.

NHK Easy News

News for elementary, middle school, and foreigners with audio and video :baby:.

読み物いっぱい

Reading materials for elementary learners :baby:.

Tadoku

Illustrated books for elementary learners. Some books require purchase :baby: :moneybag:.

青空文庫

Japanese digital library with thousands of public-domain fiction and non-fiction works :older_man:.

Japanese Folktales

Classic folktales with drawings and audio :jp:.

Kyoko Shinbun

Fake Japanese News (similar to The Onion), podcast available :iphone: :jp: :older_man:.

Japanese in Anime & Manga

Learn Japanese from anime and manga.

Satori Reader

Japanese reading and listening practice, first two chapters of each article is free :moneybag:.

Japanese IO

Learn Japanese through fun and easy reading practice :older_man:.

PressReader

Read 毎日新聞 (Mainichi Shinbun) and other Japanese publications free through many US libraries — check yours, or sign in with a library card. Paid plan otherwise :older_man: :moneybag:.

ImaWakatta

Stories with professional native audio and line-by-line highlighting; 4 free stories :baby: :moneybag:.

LearnNatively

Community grades books, movies, and shows by proficiency level so you find content at your level.

Manabi Reader

Web/RSS/EPUB reader with word lookup, vocab and kanji tracking, Anki export, and curated reading :iphone: :computer:.

Nekonbini

JLPT-graded stories with furigana that auto-hides as you learn, instant lookups, and built-in SRS :computer: :moneybag:.

Meika Sensei's Easy Japanese Blog

Short multiple-level articles by a Japanese teacher, on current Japanese trends and seasons :baby: :man:.

EZFurigana

Add furigana to Japanese text, images, PDFs, DOCX, EPUBs, and webpages by JLPT level :computer:.

SuperNative

Hear, read, and speak Japanese with 10,000+ short TV/movie clips. :warning: Voice practice is Chrome-only.

Delvin

Practice Japanese listening and reading with authentic Japanese video.

mykikitori

Practice your Japanese listening skills.

Tsunahiro

Website for Foreign Nationals as Residents to Learn Japanese Language.

ListenRadio (リスラジ)

Live streams from community FM stations across Japan :jp: :japan: :iphone:.

Japan Local Radio

Browse 338 community FM and NHK stations by prefecture or map :japan:.

Podcast Ranking

Japanese Podcast ranking website, discover Japanese language podcasts.

Learn Japanese Pod

Japanese language learning podcast.

JapanesePod101

Japanese language learning podcast with multiple levels and web platform.

News in Slow Japanese

Listen to Japanese News in slow speed :moneybag:.

NHK News Podcast

Three podcasts available: Japanese news :older_man:, English news, and Easy Japanese.

Bilingual News

Weekly bilingual English/Japanese news podcast with casual, unedited colloquial conversation :older_man:.

Nihongo con Teppei

Japanese podcast for beginners.

After Hours｜アフターアワーズ

Two Japanese friends chat about real life in natural, unscripted Japanese. Great for immersion :man:.

Online Japanese Accent Dictionary

Learn correct pitch accent to pronounce Japanese words; word lists organized by textbook.

/r/learnjapanese

Learn Japanese subreddit :iphone:.

Lang-8

A language learning platform where native speakers correct what you write :iphone:.

Discord

Popular chatroom platform :iphone: :computer:.

English-Japanese Language Exchange

Highly active English/Japanese Discord chat server.

日本語と英語

Another popular English/Japanese Discord chat server.

Reddit Masterlist

Masterlist of language-learning Discord servers; see the East Asian Languages section.

TheMoeWay

Highly active Discord chat server for immersion Japanese learners with immersion logs.

Telegram

Popular messenger app :iphone: :computer:.

Dekitaidan

Russian-speaking Telegram community for Japanese learners and resources.

HelloTalk

Popular language exchange app :iphone:.

Organic Japanese with Cure Dolly

Japanese learning courses channel.

Cure Dolly course script

Courses script website accompying the videos.

Nihongo no Mori

JLPT test-oriented YouTube channel.

Dogen

Japanese phonetic lessons YouTube channel.

Game Grammar

Teach you Japanese by playing video games YouTube channel.

JapanesePod101

Popular Japanese podcast's YouTube channel.

Japanese Ammo with Misa

Grammar & vocabulary lessons YouTube channel.

Japanese from scratch

Different "organic" approach to learning Japanese.

Japanese with Yan

2 courses from the 80s that teach daily speech.

Natural Japanese

YouTube channel with great playlists for complete beginners. CIJ after split.

Nihongo no Jikan

Other half of CIJ has great videos for beginners.

Game Gengo

YouTube channel dedicated to helping you learn Japanese through Video Games !

Japanese with Shun

Easy Japanese comprehensible input with vlogs, interviews, and travel for N5-N3 learners :baby: :man:.

BBC News in Japanese

Japanese-language news channel from the BBC.

Asahi News

Japanese news channel from Asahi.

Asahi News Live

24/7 Asahi News Live YouTube stream.

Fuji News Network

FNN live and VOD.

日テレNEWS24

Nippon TV's 24-hour news channel with live stream and latest videos.

Weather News Live

24/7 Japanese Weather Channel Live stream.

NIKKEI News

Business news channel from Nikkei.

Yomiuri News

News channel from Yomiuri Shimbun.

QVC Japan

Live stream of the QVC shopping channel in Japan.

Abema TV

Live Japanese TV stream :iphone: :japan:.

NicoNico

Japanese streamer platform :iphone:.

DaiWEEB

Japanese anime with both Japanese and English subtitles.

JFF+ (Japan Foundation)

Japan Foundation streaming of Japanese films and shorts; some titles are region-restricted :warning:.

Memento

An mpv-based video player for studying Japanese.

animebook

In-browser video player for learning Japanese with subtitles.

asbplayer

Browser-based media player and Chrome extension for subtitle sentence mining.

miteiru

Open-source Electron video player to learn Japanese and other languages :older_man:.

mirumoji

Self-hosted, open-source video player with Japanese subtitle tokenization, JMDict, and Anki export :older_man:.

kitsunekko

Repository of Japanese subtitles for many series.

Japanese TV Channels

Browse Japanese TV networks on YouTube (live and latest) with an interactive player.

Jisho

Gold standard online Japanese dictionary platform.

Jotoba

Great alternative to jisho.org with improved radical search and more.

Tangorin Japanese Dictionary

Online Japanese-English dictionary with example sentences and many learning features.

Weblio

Comprehensive Japanese dictionary portal :jp:.

Google Translate

Supports voice and image translation, mobile app supports offline translation :iphone:.

語源由来辞典 / Gogen Yurai jiten

Etymology of Japanese :man:.

Houhou

The dictionary doubles as a learning tool :computer:.

Takoboto

Android Japanese dictionary app, also has web and computer based version :iphone: :computer:.

imiwa?

iOS Japanese dictionary app :iphone:.

Tagaini Jisho

Open-source Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Jiten

Japanese dictionary and kanji lookup; web version plus an offline Android app on F-Droid :iphone: :computer:.

Japanese

Dictionary, stroke order and flashcards for iOS :iphone:.

Midori (Japanese Dictionary)

Dictionary, stroke order and flashcards for iOS :iphone: :computer:.

Human Japanese

Popular Japanese learning program :iphone: :computer: :moneybag:.

Google Japanese Input

Japanese IME available on Windows, Mac, and Android :computer: :iphone:.

How to Install Japanese Keyboard on Everything

Guide by Tofugu.

meikipop

OCR based popup dictionary. Can be used to perform lookups with games, manga and hardsubs :computer:.

Origa

Open source Japanese learning app — dictionaries, kanji, grammar, phrases. FSRS. RU+EN. Offline. :computer: :iphone:.

10ten Reader (formerly Rikaichamp)

Japanese to English/German/French/Russian popup dictionary; hover a word for a definition.

Yomitan

Browser popup dictionary that helps you decipher difficult Japanese text.

rikaigu

Rikaikun enhanced. Translate Japanese by hovering over words.

IPA furigana

Looks up the readings for kanji words and inserts them as Furigana.

ReadNihon

Adds furigana to web pages by JLPT level; save known words to skip them.

jp343 Tracker

Tracks Japanese immersion time on YouTube, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Spotify and more.

Safarikai

Rikaichan's Safari extension version.

Toucan - Language Learning

Auto-translates select words and phrases on web pages into your target language :iphone:.

KaChiKa JA

AI photo-to-vocabulary app with example sentences and FSRS review; images stored on-device :iphone: :moneybag: :robot:.

Onomanabi

Onomatopoeia trainer with an animation for every word, native notes, and similar-word maps :iphone: :moneybag: :robot:.

WaseiGo

1,000+ wasei-eigo words that look like English but mean something else, with illustrated dialogues :iphone: :moneybag: :robot:.

JIVX

AI-graded Japanese sentence production practice, typed or spoken :moneybag: :robot:.

mLearn

Language immersion app with interactive subtitles, OCR, sentence mining, and SRS :computer: :robot:.

tanku Anime

Self-hosted player that hides subtitles until you pause; JMdict lookup, AI breakdown, Anki export :computer: :jp: :robot:.

Kanigo

Japanese video and sentence breakdown from YouTube, uploads, or pasted text :moneybag: :robot:.