While many homeschooled families opt for more common foreign languages like Spanish and French, you may have a child or teen who is interested in learning Japanese.
Fortunately, there are websites available with resources that can either support a purchased Japanese language program or can be used to teach your child Japanese.
First, be aware that learning Japanese involves getting to know the characters that are used for their written language. These characters are categorized into three different sets: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Some of the sites below have flashcards and tutorials for learning this aspect of the Japanese language.
Vocabulary lists, grammar, and dictionaries are also available on many of these sites. Most will give your child a good foundation in Japanese at a beginner’s level.
Websites for Learning Japanese
Nihongo o Narau – Learn Japanese: This site has several resources for learning Japanese including vocabulary, grammar, songs, stories, and daily Kanji.
Free Japanese Lessons: Offers free easy lessons for beginners plus a Members Area for intermediate and advanced lessons.
Tanoshii Japanese: Tanoshii means “fun or enjoyable.” This site shows visitors how to draw Japanese characters. It also has online games that go with four different books for learning Japanese.
Learn-Hiragana-Katakana.com: This website offers plenty of resources including pronunciation, vocabulary, phrases, and games.
Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese: Tae Kim offers helpful guides, a name translator, videos, and more.
Kanji a Day: This is a good source for just learning Kanji. It shows how to draw Kanji plus meanings of words.
Easy Japanese: This site has online quizzes and games, vocabulary, grammar and more.
Daiu International: Has free worksheets for practicing Japanese.
Dartmouth.edu: This site is a good source for learning and practicing Kanji.
Japanese-Language: Offers free lessons plus an interactive picture dictionary.
Learning Chocolate: This is a helpful interactive site for learning foreign language vocabulary. The link is to the Japanese page.
I hope you found these links useful for learning Japanese. If you know of others who would like to learn this beautiful language, please share this post with them.
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