Building Bridges Between Japan & New ZealandJapanese Language Resources: Translation sties, dictionaries... [17 links]
| Index of Japanese Language Resources: Translation Tools Other Tools |
| Description & Location |
| Translation Tools |
| Babel Fish Translation |
| Jim Breen’s Japanese Page
One of the oldest and best Japan-related resources on the Internet. Breen is famous for his WWWJDIC Translation aid and his homepage has links to thousands of URLs related to Japan and its language. |
| Nihongo Resources
A huge page with dictionaries, grammar guide, kanji information, and lots more. www.nihongoresources.com/ |
Pop Jisyo 
Welcome to the POPjisyo.com, a pop-up dictionary system for Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages. |
| Rikai
If you’re tired of spending hours with your kanji dictionary when reading Japanese text, Rikai is the answer to all your prayers. Just type in the URL of the homepage you want to view (or paste in some Japanese text), and Rikai will open it up and help you read it. Run your cursor over a kanji and Rikai displays its pronunciation along with an English definition. |
| Space ALC
The dictionary at Internet portal Space ALC is also very handy, in that it can translate phrases as well as individual words. |
| Takase
Calligrapher Eri Takase’s homepage has some 2000 English first names translated into Japanese. It lists the pronunciation and meaning, and shows how to write it in hiragana, katakana and kanji. |
| Yahoo Dictionary
The interface is all in Japanese, but there are some useful dictionaries |
| Other Tools |
| Easy Kanji
A series of short texts where every kanji is hyperlinked to its pronunciation and reading. There are also hints for passing the upper levels of the JLPT and an advanced-level grammar guide. |
| Japanese Kanji Dictionary
This is a free online dictionary for learning the Kanji of Japanese used in daily life. You can learn about the details of Kanji, and pronunciation using this dictionary. Each Kanji is presented by a grade, a stroke count, an enlarging image with Kyoukasho font, stroke order, radical, English meaning, On-yomi (phonetic reading), Kun-yomi (native Japanese reading), the example of each reading, and special reading. ... |
| Japanese Learning.com
Here at JapaneseLearning.com you will find many resources and materials on how to learn Japanese and learn about the Japanese culture. Every week more information will be added, so make sure you come back often. If you are new to Japanese, please start off by having a look at the Introduction section to get familiar with some basic greetings. |
| Japan-studies.com
Japan-Studies.com went online in 2005 with the goal to provide a comprensive and valuable resource for anyone interested in Japan and anyone studying Japan. Our content ranges from basic fun facts, to interesting places to visit, to in depth information on anything related to Japan. We understand that not everyone understands English so we ask your help in translating the articles in different languages. |
| Kanji Alive
This piece of free, downloadable software is simply amazing. Not only does it teach you to read, but shows you how to write the kanji as well. |
| Learn Japanese Online
Learn Japanese Online with streaming audio and video free |
| My Japanese Lessons |
| The Japanese Page.com
Welcome to the redesigned theJapanesePage.com! 1000's of pages to browse and more coming as we get to it! |
| Yakuza Japanese
Everything you need to know to sound like a Japanese gangster. There's also a great guide to Yakuza movies, with film clips and even dialogues! www.jingai.com/yakuza/introduction.html |
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