Elementary(J100-J200)
Hiragana and Katakana
1. Self-study Room of Genki Online
- 1. Basic Charts: By clicking each hiragana/katakana character in the charts, you can see the stroke order and listen to how it is pronounced.
- 2. Flash Cards: This is a set of quizzes in which you need to choose how to read each character (in Roman letters). (You do not need to type.)
- 3. Listening Quiz: This is a set of quizzes in which you need to choose the character from given options that represents the sound of the hiragana/katakana character you listen to. (You do not need to type.)
- 4. Concentration Game: This is a card game in which cards representing hiragana/katakana characters are laid face down and you need to turn over pairs of matching cards.
2. Online Nihongo
You can see the stroke orders of hiragana/katakana characters in videos.
You can also try pronunciation quizzes in which you need to choose characters that correspond to the sounds you hear. (You do not need to type.)
3.Hiragana Practice
This website offers games in which you need to pick each hiragana randomly placed at the bottom and move it to the appropriate space in the hiragana chart. (You do not need to type.)
How fast can you finish the game?
4.Dictation Quizzes for Japanese Speech LESSON/J
音を聞いて、文字を選ぶクイズです。文を選ぶものもあります。(タイプ不要)
5.ローマ字かな変換
This website offers sets of quizzes in which you need to choose characters or sentences that correspond to the sounds you hear. (You do not need to type.)
Kanji
1. Kanji Reading Practice
In this practice, you need to type in Roma-ji how to read each kanji appearing in the Genki textbooks.
2. Web CMJ Japanese Kanji Online
Log in as a GUEST user. Choose the lessons and exercises you want to try. Type how to read each kanji or kanji word in Japanese.
Vocabulary and Grammar
1. Verb/Adjective Conjugation Practice
You can practice the conjugation of verbs and adjectives appearing in the Genki textbooks. Type your answers in Japanese.
2. Genki Exercises
You can practice the vocabulary contained in the Genki textbooks. You need to match Japanese words with corresponding English words. (You do not need to type.)
3. Web CMJ Japanese Grammar Online
Log in as a GUEST user. Choose the lessons and exercises you want to try. Type your answers in Japanese. This website is useful for practicing conjugation.
4. Minnano Nihongo Renshuujoo
You can improve your vocabulary and grammar in line with the textbooks of Minnano Nihongo.
In the vocabulary section, you need to match Japanese words with their meanings in English (you do not need to type). In the grammar section, you need to type postpositions and conjugated forms in Japanese.
Reading
1. Japanese Culture in Everyday Life
This website provides reading material written in plain Japanese with the meaning of each word.
2. Japanese Folk Tales and Reading about Japanese Culture
This website provides reading material written in plain Japanese with quizzes. (You do not need to type.)
Listening
1. Genki Movies
You can view dialogues that appear in the Genki textbooks.
2. Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese.
You can watch videos and take quizzes. (You do not need to type.)