Learn Japanese - Language Resources Directory

The following is a list of quality, free resources for learning Japanese on the Internet. This list is intentionally concise - sites are placed purely on merit and represent an up-to-date shortlist of the best sites currently available for learning Japanese online.

ONLINE LESSONS

www.japanese-online.com
Offer 16 free lessons for learning Japanese centered around practical dialogues with audio. Also offers fee-based services.
www.learn-japanese.info
Offer Japanese lessons with section on vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, expressions, conversations and more.
japanese.about.com
Perhaps the largest and most useful Internet collection of resources for learning Japanese so far. Features Japanese lessons, resources for learning Japanese writing - kanji, katakana and hiragana, listening, penpals and more.
www.thejapanesepage.com
Large resource with lots of information on kanji, Japanese grammar, culture, and the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/index.html
Systematic lessons in how to write Japanese hiragana and katakana, as well basic vocabulary and grammar.
soniam.future.easyspace.com/nihongo/
17 lessons for reading basic Japanese.

OTHER

dictionary.goo.ne.jp
Excellent Japanese-Japanese dictionary.
www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
Well-known Japanese-English dictionary.