The University of Tokyo
International Center The University of Tokyo
Japanese Language Education
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Course Information
Japanese Study Room
Educational Activities
Additional Reesources
Useful Sites for Students (List of links)
Introduction One-Point Lessons General Course
Applicants / Students
Useful Links
  1. Sites for self-study
    Useful sites for students who want to study Japanese by themselves.
  2. Support sites
    Useful sites to refer to whenever you encounter a problem in reading Japanese sentences or browsing the internet.
Sites for self-study
  Level
elementary intermediate advanced
Hiragana and Katakana

Hiragana

*ICUT Original site

50 hiragana sounds chart, stroke order movies, drag-and -drop taskes, etc.
beginner
   
Kanji

 

Kanji Step Up -Beginning to Intermediate 500 Kanji

*ICUT Original site

You can study approximately 500 kanji. You can also hear example words or phrases.
Kanji Movies "Gahoh"
You can see the stroke order. Various types of indexes are available.  
Others
(Under Construction)
       
Support sites
Level
elementary intermediate advanced
When facing difficulties in reading Japanese sentences

 

Hiragana Megane

Furigana for the kanji on the homepage .(not 100%correct, but a good reference, right?)  

Japanese Language Reading Tutorial System

Reading Tutor

Can indicate the meaning and how to read texts. Can also judge your Japanese level.

When needing to check the words of Chinese origin

Japanese Learner's Dictionary

Can listen to words and phrases. Can also search through example phrases.

Forgiving Online Kanji Search

FOKS

Able to search for the word without knowing the correct pronouciation of the word.

When encountering unfamiliar computer-related words

A Word List of Computing for Learners of Japanese

*HTML version

Able to understand computer-related terms in Japanese  
Others (Install Required)

Add-Ons for Mozilla Firefox

* For "Mozilla Firefox" browser users only

Download "rikaichan"

Just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears. Automatically de-inflects verbs and adjectives. Detailed kanji view.