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Japanese
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Web Links
Language skills
Listening
My Kikitori
Exercises for various situations.
Listen Together: The Song of Japan
Reading
Degital EHON
Japanese fairy tales in Japanese and other languages.
Hir@gana Times
A very interesting magazine.
NHK News Web Easy (News)
News from the “NHK” television network for Japanese learners.
Tadoku
You have to buy the books yourself, but you can listen to the stories being read aloud here for free.
Writing
Kanji Converter
Kanji → Hiragana, Katakana, or Romaji.
Speaking
Aizuchi
A website for learning interjections.
Kansai-ben:self-study site for Japanese Language Learners
Are you interested in Kansai-ben (the Kansai dialect)? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Real World Japanese
Here you can learn natural conversations in everyday situations, organized by level (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), that we use in daily life.
Grammar and vocabulary
Grammar
Tofugu
Overview and explanations of all grammatical phenomena.
Vocabulary
BaBaDum
Vocabulary trainer with images. Here you can learn various languages.
Digital Dialects
Here you can learn vocabulary visually.
KanjiRepeater
Here you can practice the meanings of kanji.
Dictionaries
RomajiDesu
Enter words in romaji and look up their meanings.
Wadoku
Online dictionary: Terms can also be entered and searched for in kanji.
Language tests and examinations
BTJ Business Japanese Proficiency Test
Information and sample tests.
Exercises for the “Japanese Language Proficiency Test”
On the right-hand side, you will find a menu with grammar explanations at four levels, as well as grammar and vocabulary tests (multiple-choice).
Language courses
Erin
An online course from the Japan Foundation featuring many videos about Japanese culture.
Genki-Online
Here you’ll find exercises on the alphabets (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji) with visual aids to help you learn how to write them and their meanings, dialogs and videos for beginner-level situations, as well as grammar and vocabulary exercises (with English as the reference language).
Japanese in Anime und Manga
Learn Japanese through anime and manga.
Marugoto Plus
Supplementary exercises from the “Marugoto” textbooks. The textbooks are available in the self-study center.
Marugoto Online
An online course from the Japan Foundation.
Specialist language
Business Japanese
Vocabulary list with pronunciation.
Cultural studies
Japan Atlas
Japan Fact Sheet
Japan Video Topics
Interesting videos about nature, culture, science, tourism, and technology.
Kids Web Japan "Virtual Culture"
Learn about the culture and get involved.
Life in Japan
Other
Job Search
German-Japanese Business Association
Internship
GLS International Internship in Japan
Kopra (Internships and Jobs in East Asia)
Vulcanus (Training Program for EU Students from the EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation)
Studying Abroad
Mini Study Guide for Japan (JASSO)
Scholarships
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Organizations
German-Japanese Society e.V., Frankfurt am Main
The German-Japanese Youth Society e.V.
Want to learn more? Check out our cross-language web links, too.
Textbooks with Audio
- A1-A2: Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, The Japan Times Publishing
- A1: Marugoto: Katsudou - Communicative Language Activities, The Japan Foundation
- A1: Marugoto: Rikai - Communicative Language Competences, The Japan Foundation
- A2.1: Marugoto: Katsudou - Communicative Language Activities, The Japan Foundation
- A2.1: Marugoto: Rikai - Communicative Language Competences, The Japan Foundation
- A2.2: Marugoto: Katsudou - Communicative Language Activities, The Japan Foundation
- A2.2: Marugoto: Rikai - Communicative Language Competences, The Japan Foundation
- A1: Japanisch im Sauseschritt 1: Modernes Lehr- und Übungsbuch für Anfänger in einem Band, Doitsu Center Ltd.
Grammar
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Praktische Grammatik der japanischen Sprache, Gottfried Egert Verlag
Reading/Writing
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Kanji lernen und anwenden: Kanji 1-100 für die Schwierigkeitsstufe N5, Schmetterling Verlag
Exam preparation
- A1: Tanki Master N5 (+ Lösungsheft + 1 Audio-CD)
- A2: Tanki Master N4 (+ Lösungsheft + 1 Audio-CD)
Dictionaries
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Digitales Wörterbuch Japanisch - Sharp PW-AT770-S
Self-Study and Make-Up Plans
Would you like to learn German independently and intensively? With our self-study plans, you can work toward specific goals and achieve an entire language level. We offer self-study plans at levels A1.1 und A1.2.
For more information on the self-study plans, please contact the staff at the Self-Study Center.