Surf these sites: All About Hiragana -- This page provides a brief history and reason for the creation of the Hiragana script in the Japanese language, as part of the evolutionary adaptation of Chinese writing into an originally unspoken Japanese language. This page is a part of Joyo 96, an on-line Japanese language learning center, and book refferal service, that is FREE to the public and teaches written Japanese language on-line. All About Kanji -- A brief history and outline of Japanese Kanji, Chinese characters or ideographs which convey semantic meaning in written Japanese. Also a description of the Joyo Kanji, or general use characters as set forth by the Japanese ministry of education. All About Katakana -- A brief history and reason for the creation of the Katakana script in the Japanese language, as part of the evolutionary adaptation of Chinese writing into an originally unspoken Japanese language All About Stroke Order Rules -- This page provides a succinct set of rules for the proper calligraphy and rendering of Chinese characters and kana script in the Japanese written language. Dialect List in Japan -- This page lists many web sites devoted to the numerous dialects spoken in different regions of Japan. Some of the site listed require Japanese text processing capability. Honyaku Mailing List -- Dedicated to Japanese/English Translation (and translators) Japanese 1st Grade Kanji Map -- The entire Japanese Ministry of Education''s Grade 1st grade Kanji are accessed from this page, and covers Kanji etymology, Kanji stroke order for Japanese calligraphy (movies), on-kun (Chinese - Japanese) readings, example Japanese compounds, etc. Kansai-ben -- The dialect used on the western side of Japan''s main island, Honshu. [Contains a list of words specific to Kansai, useful in Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kobe regions.] Katakana - Lesson 1 - Table of Contents -- This page contains a web version of the Katakana lessons found in READING JAPANESE, and provides a complete course on mastering the Katakana. This course is a sub-division of the Joyo 96 written Japanese learning center and book referral service, FREE to the public. Kyo kotoba -- Dialect used in the city of Kyoto. Nagoya Dialect -- Dialect used in the southern city of Honshu Oklahoma State University -- The Japanese Language Program - Oklahoma State University offers a degree in Japanese and an Asian Studies certificate. Study-in-Japan programs are available for credit to qualified students. Tosa-ben -- Site dedicated to Kochi
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