Resources

Hi, Devon here.

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite Japanese resources online. The first one is http://www.thejapanesepage.com. They (TJP) are an incredible wealth of information on the Japanese culture. Another is http://www.snowjapan.com. It's a blog/site with info on snowboarding in Japan. :D Another site that's useful for learning about the language and culture is genkienglish.net. Another resource like TJP but with a slightly different approach and not quite as "homey." It's a great site but you only visit a couple of times then move on, TJP is my "base of operations." Another is japanese.about.com. Again a lot of information but not very commune based. http://www.tamarillo.net.au/hiragana/learn_hiragana_game.html is a great hiragana based flash game. Another resource I recommend isn't a website but it is useful. Look up DreamKana, (http://dreamkana.dreambreed.qarchive.org/) it's an excellent flashcard program that's freeware.

Resources:
http://www.thejapanesepage.com
http://www.snowjapan.com
genkienglish.net
japanese.about.com
http://www.tamarillo.net.au/hiragana/learn_hiragana_game.html
http://dreamkana.dreambreed.qarchive.org

An audio media resource I'm using right now is the Pimsler learning system. It's worked really well. It's just really expensive and only teaches you how to speak, I'm having to learn how to write through other means. Another resource is http://www.learn-japanese-kanji-hiragana-katakana.com. This Ebook costs about $77 and I can't vouch for it. But they do have some basic courses on how to write basic Japanese.

Japanese Word of The Day (JWoTD):
Kanji: 背負う
Hiragana:せおう
Romaji: Seou
Click here for more information on the JWoTD

じゃまた。

デボン
(Devon or translated to DeBoN)