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Nihon wa ookiku 4-tsu no chihoo ni kubun saremasu.
Hokkaidoo, Honshuu, Shikoku, soreni, Kyuushuu desu.
Sarani, Honshuu wa 7-tsu no chihoo ni kubun saremasu.

Sorezore no chihoo ni yotte, kikoo mo tenki mo kotonarimasu.
Mata, tabemono ya shuukan mo chigaimasu.

Hokkaidoo no kikoo wa, fuyu wa samukute, natsu wa suzushii desu.
Toohoku-chihoo to Hokuriku-chihoo mo fuyu wa oo-yuki ga furimasu.

Ippoo, Kantoo-chihoo ya Tookai-chihoo no kikoo wa ondan desu.
Fuyu wa yuki ga furimasu ga, Hokkaidoo ya Hokuriku hodo janai desu.

Kyuushuu to Shikoku wa mai-toshi Taifuu no higai o ukemasu.
Toohoku-chihoo ya Hokkaidoo mo Taifuu no higai o ukemasu ga,
Kyuushuu ya Shikoku hodo janai desu.

Tokyo o chuushin to shita Kantoo ni taishi,
Osaka o chuushin to shita chiiki o "Kansai" to yobimasu.

Kantoo to Kansai de wa ryoori no aji ga chigaimasu.
Shoo-shuukan mo chigaimasu.

Kantoo to Kansai de wa hito no Kishitsu mo daibu chigaimasu.
Kantoo no hito ni kurabete, Kansai no hito wa yoku Shaberimasu.
Kono tame ka, Kantoo no hito wa Kansai no hito o "Urusai" to kanji,
Kansai no hito wa Kantoo no hito o "Tsumetai" to kanjiru yoo desu.

Genzai, terebi de katsuyaku suru Owarai-Geinin wa
Kansai-jin o chuushin to shita hito-tachi desu.
Mata, Nihon no dai-kigyoo no Sooritsu-sha ni wa Kansai-jin ga ooi desu.

Nihon wa chiisana Tan'itsu-Minzoku Kokka desu ga,
yoku miru to, kekkoo tayoo na kuni desu.

Practice Each Sentence

ookiku ku form of ookii; roughly, in a big way [adv], ookii big, large [adj]
yottsu four, chihoo local, region
kubun [sv] divide, classify, saremasu passive form of suru

soreni and also, besides

sarani moreover, furthermore, nanatsu seven
chihoo local, region, kubun [sv] divide, classify

sorezore each, chihoo local, region
kikoo climate, tenki weather, A-mo, B-mo both A and B
-ni yotte kotonarimasu differ depending on, vary depending on, change depending on, it depends on
-ni yotte according to, depending on, kotonaru to be different, differ, vary

chigaimasu / chigau has two meanings "be different" and "be wrong".
kotonarimasu / kotonaru (line 4) does not have the meaning as "be wrong".
kotonaru is formal and chigau is normally used to mean "be different" in daily conversation.

kikoo climate, fuyu winter, samukute te form of samui used as a conjunction; cold
natsu summer, suzushii cool

ippoo on the other hand, -ya A, B, etc.
kikoo climate, ondan warm, mild (climate)

fuyu winter, yuki ga furimasu to snow, -ga a conjunction meaning "but"
-hodo janai not as much as, not that much

-ga a conjunction meaning "but", -hodo janai not as much as, not that much

-o chuushin to shita centering on, based, mainly, chuushin center, core
-ni taishi to, against, while, compared with, chiiki region, area, zone
-to yobimasu we call it ..., -to quotation marker

ryoori cooking, food, dish, cuisine, aji taste, flavor
chigaimasu to be different, differ, vary

shoo-shuukan business custom, business practice, -mo also, too
shoo- comes from shoo-gyoo "commerce, business", shuukan custom, habit

hito person, people, kishitsu nature, temperament
daibu quite, rather, chigaimasu to be different, differ, vary

kono tame ka Perhaps as a result of this, Perhaps because of this
urusai noisy, -to quotation marker; that, which, as, kanji stem of kanjiru; feel
tsumetai cold / unfriendly, kanjiru to feel, -yoo desu it seems, it looks

The verb stem such as kanji is often used as a conjunction "and" in written language.
The verb te form is normally used as the conjunction in spoken language.

genzai present, current, now, terebi de on TV
katsuyaku [sv] play actively, performing well, good showing
owarai-geinin comedian, o-warai comes from waraimasu "to laugh", geinin entertainer
Kansai-jin Kansai people, -o chuushin to shita centering on, based, mainly
hito-tachi people, hito person, people, -tachi making plural for people

mata also, dai-kigyoo large company, dai- big, large, great, kigyoo company, corporation
sooritsu-sha founder, -sha person, people, -ga ooi there are many, has many

chiisana small, tan'itsu-minzoku single race, homogeneous race, minzoku race, ethnic group, nation
kokka nation, state, country (formal), -desu ga a conjunction meaning "but"
yoku carefully, well, miru to watch, see, look, -to when, if
kekkoo quite, pretty, very, tayoo [na] various, diverse
kuni nation, state, country (general)

Vocabulary & Pick Up

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)

4-tsu/7-tsu no chihoo ni kubun saremasu
verb passive form :passive form and structures

Level 3 Chapter 14

chihoo ni yotte, teki mo kikoo mo kotonarimasu (chigaimasu)
-ni yotte chigaimasu :differ depending on, It depends on

Common Expressions & Sentences patterns File No. 045a

fuyu wa samukute / kantoo no hito ni kurabete
te form -te / -kute / -de :used as a conjunction "and"

Level 2 Chapter 6

Tokyo o chuushin to shita Kantoo / terebi de katsuyaku suru owarai-geinin
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier

Level 2 Chapter 13

tsumetai to kanjiru yoo desu
plain form + yoo desu :It seems, It looks

Level 3 Chapter 8

Level 2 Chapter 15

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Level 1 : 555 Kanjis

INDEX 1 (001 - 100)

big, medium, center, inside, small, few, many

on, above, top, under, down, right, left, direction, way

INDEX 1 (001 - 100)

one, two, three, four, five

six, seven, eight. nine, ten

hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million, trillion

Yen, time, temple, sun, day, moon, month, Sunday, Monday

fire, water, tree, gold, money, soil,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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previous, before, now, come, go, return, today, last week, this week, next week

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eye, mouth, ear, hand, leg, foot

mountain, river, sky, empty, sea, every

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man, woman, child, attendant, offer, like

I, friend, reach, attain, house, guest, customer

origin, heaven, nature, air, feeling, rain, snow

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Carefully selected and compiled "must-know" everyday expressions

Efficiently and effectively arranged learning points from Level 1 to Level 3

An abundance of audio drills to help master Japanese by listening practice

Chapter-by-chapter quizzes for checking the level of comprehension

Tablet device supported (iPad 2 or later, Windows tablet, Android tablet)
Learning Method Level 1 : 20 chapters Level 2 : 20 chapters Level 3 : 20 chapters

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Each Chapter has Four Sections

Dialogues

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Each quiz checks the level of comprehension. Wrong answers are referred to relevant "Notes" for revision and better understanding.

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Japanese Lessons with Japanese Radio Programs

Material Information

Name

Wasabi Japanese Radio Podcasts

Level

Intermediate (JLPT N3)

Lesson Number

45

Total Time

43 minutes

Type of Audio file

A. Slow speed
B. Slow speed with pauses
C. Natural speed
D. Natural speed with pauses

Translation

English

How to Use
Read-Aloud Method

All programs can be played on each lesson page. Furthermore, if you would like to utilize your mobile devices or hear them off-line, you can download them via the following URL. Additionally, we have labeled the audio files as follows: "slow speed" as "A", "slow speed with pauses" as "B", "natural speed" as "C" and "natural speed with pauses" as "D". For example, if you would like to hear lesson 2-1 at a slow speed with pauses, please use No. B02-1.

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Program Table of Japanese Lessons

Report Section

Free Talk Section

Program 4 Christmas

Lesson 4-1

Lesson 4-2

Lesson 4-3

Lesson 4-4

Program 5 Foreign News

Lesson 5-1

Lesson 5-2

Lesson 5-3

Program 6 Let's Brush Our Gums with Salt

Lesson 6-1

Lesson 6-2

Lesson 6-3

Lesson 6-4

Program 7 The Longed-for Occupation

Lesson 7-1

Lesson 7-2

Lesson 7-3

Lesson 7-4

Lesson 7-5

Lesson 7-6

Lesson 7-7

Lesson 7-8

Lesson 7-9

Program 8 Prefecture Skin Ranking

Lesson 8-1

Lesson 8-2

Lesson 8-3

Program 9 Autumn Event

Lesson 9-1

Lesson 9-2

Lesson 9-3

Lesson 9-4

Lesson 9-5

Program 11 Women's Eyebrows and the Japanese Economy

Lesson 11-1

Lesson 11-2

Lesson 11-3

Program 12 Japan's Grandpas & Grandmas

Lesson 12-1

Lesson 12-2

Lesson 12-3

Lesson 12-4

Announcement Section

Program 13 "Advertisement" Confectionery Shop

Lesson 13-1

Program 14 "Announcement" Disaster Prevention Guide

Lesson 14-1

Note

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This video is for elementary school students. Watch and listen to the book, "Colourful ghosts."

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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Review your lesson for the next class

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Let's review colors and Hiragana!

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Watch and learn by yourself when you have time!

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The videos and other materials were produced by the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages with funding from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) of the U.S. Department of Education.

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Let's review new words!

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Please review your past lessons.

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Open the link below and watch the video below.

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Try this website to keep up with your Japanese skills.

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Try this website to keep up with your Japanese skills.

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Some of these categories have game features. Search for "Play Game" after practice.

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All Japanese acquisition games on this website are completely free to use, do not require registration or logins, and have been designed for Japanese language students of various ages, abilities and learning needs. Designed for use in Japanese language classrooms or as a self-study resource for independent students of Japanese. Young kids will find the visual and colorful animals and fruit vocabulary games enjoyable, and visitors to Japan may find the phrases sections useful, as well as the numbers games and some of the basic vocabulary sections. Japanese study topics include vocabulary lists with audio for learning the correct pronunciation. When learning words written in katakana and hiragana it is advisable to listen to the audio that features on the vocabulary list. Japanese uses three writing systems; kanji, katakana and hiragana. We advise beginning with the hiragana alphabet section for those quite serious about progressing with Japanese. Unlike the mammoth task of learning the Japanese kanji writing system, the hiragana and katakana alphabets are fairly easy to learn and are a good place to begin studying the sounds in the Japanese language. Choose the Japanese topic you would like to revise, brush up on the phrases, vocabulary or characters, and then test your Japanese language skills with the language acquisition games. For learning Japanese vocabulary before testing with the practice quizzes, we host several Japanese picture dictionaries with audio as well as some interactive Japanese flashcards.

The Japanese language

Japanese is spoken by around 128 million people, almost all of whom live in Japan where Japanese is the national language. Apart from the Ryukyuan languages of the islands to the south of Japan, there are no languages similar to Japanese, and the origins of Japanese remain unclear. Although Japanese uses the Chinese script, and a considerable proportion of Japanese words derive from Chinese, the languages are not related. In modern times numerous English loanwords have been incorporated into Japanese.

Is the Japanese language difficult to learn?

The author of this website spent around one and a half years in Japan studying the Japanese language part-time. He found Japanese a relatively difficult language to learn, even compared to other Asian languages. However trying to speak some Japanese while traveling or living in Japan is worthwhile, and will be greatly appreciated by Japanese people. Furthermore, trying to communicate in Japanese will encourage Japanese people to communicate with you in English, which they are generally too shy to speak. Although some sounds are different, notably the 'r', Japanese is not particularly difficult to pronounce and does not rely on distinct as many other Asian languages do. Japanese is spoken quite slowly and clearly, which makes picking up words in spoken sentences quite easy. The grammar is only moderately difficult to learn. The greatest challenge in learning the Japanese language is the kanji writing script, which contains thousands of characters. For more information on the challenges of learning Japanese read the LingQ article How hard is it to learn Japanese?. The conclusion is - difficult! Most teachers and linguists agree.

Kanji writing script

Kanji script derives from the Chinese writing system, and the word 'kanji' literally means 'Han characters'. Kanji characters are ideograms; each kanji character correlates to a particular word. Words are often made up of multiple (compound) kanji characters following various rules. It is unknown exactly how many kanji characters there are in Japanese, but there are certainly several thousand. Many of these characters refer to specialist fields and are not known to many Japanese people. Serious students of Japanese should learn at least a thousand characters.

Hiragana alphabet

Beginning your Japanese studies with the hiragana alphabet will familiarize you with Japanese pronunciation. The hiragana syllabary consists of 46 phonetic characters. Hiragana was developed out of Chinese characters in the 5th century, and was originally considered 'women's writing'. For the famous Japanese classic 'The Tale of Genji', penned by noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in 1008 used the hiragana script.

Katakana alphabet

Katakana is a phonetic writing system, and the letters represent the same set of sounds as the hiragana alphabet. Katakana is mostly used for writing foreign loanwords and names, and is used for adding emphasis in a similar way in which italics are used in English writing.

For further information on the three Japanese writing systems visit Omniglot's Japanese section.

Online Japanese games include:

Start your Japanese studies with our games for learning the katakana alphabet and the essential hiragana alphabet. Both the hiragana and katakana alphabets are phonetic and are relatively easy to learn. If you feel you don't need to know these just yet, most of the games on this page have rōmaji options; which is a way of writing Japanese using Latin script. After learning the katakana alphabet you may wish to try the katakana vocabulary drills.

Numbers in Japanese using kanji and rōmaji - learn to count in Japanese with quizzes and wordlist with spoken Japanese audio. The Japanese numbers 1-12 quiz provides the option of learning these numbers with a 1-12 romaji game and for beginning to learn kanji characters, a 1-12 kanji numbers game.For contiuning on to the numbers up to 20 play the Japanese numbers 13-20 game. Here again you can play the 13-20 kanji characters option or the same game with rōmaji (13-20) options. Arithmetic games in which you add the Japanese words or kanji character for numbers together to choose the correct answer.

Japanese phrases - say hello in Japanese! Basic communication with the most common salutations and greetings, and phrases for ordering food or asking directions. Japanese phrases 1 has three playing options; the audio version with spoken Japanese, the rōmaji game, which provides phrases in romanized transliterations, and if you have already learned hiragana and katakana, try the phrases script version. Continuing with your language studies you could play the second Japanese phrases 2 game, which also comes with the same language options. A perfect resource for practicing your knowledge of basic phrases before you get out amongst locals and try to communicate! Visit the learn Japanese phrases page for further useful sentences, including those relating to accommodation, transport, dating and eating. If you'd like to learn a couple of survival phrases for a holiday break to Okinawa or to surprise a Japanese buddy, check out our how to say hello in Japanese webpage. For those in or seeking a romantic relationship with a Japanese person, visit our how to say I love you in Japanese page with audio.

Colours in Japanese quiz - 11 words. The most common colour vocabulary in the Japanese language. rōmaji or kanji symbols games with audio. Note the Japanese work for pink is pinku, a loanword, and as is written in katakana - ピンク. Otherwise, this game is good for basic kanji study. Otherwise, this game is good for basic kanji learning. Use our Japanese colours flashcards for learning the colours before testing with the practice quiz.

Fruit and vegetables games - 15 of the most useful words for Japanese fruit and vegetables in a simple quiz with audio. For elementary level students and kids. Both hiragana and katakana (for loanwords) are use in the Japanese script option. Flick-thru our funky Japanese fruit flashcards for learning this vocabulary before playing the Japanese practice quiz.

Animals in Japanese game - learn the words for animals and play the practice game

Animals in Japanese 2 - another fun vocabulary quiz for learning the names of a further 17 animal words in Japanese. You can use our Japanese flashcards: animals 2 for learning these Japanese words before testing with our interactive quiz.

Learn to spell basic words written in hiragana with this hiragana spelling quiz.

2 vocabulary quizzes for absolute beginners - games with vocabulary lists and audio, each of which contains 17 essential Japanese words. Beginners may wish to first take the simpler quiz with 17 words. Study the nouns and play the Japanese vocabulary game 1, and then progress on to the Japanese vocabulary game 2. For learning these first Japanese nouns, use our Japanese vocabulary flashcards 1, with 17 essential words, and our further Japanese vocabulary flashcards 2. Both Japanese flashcard sets come with voice recordings.

Learn 34 essential words in Japanese (continuing with the same visual vocabulary quiz format) - two further fun online tools for learning new and essential words in the Japanese language for beginners. Play our Japanese vocabulary game 3, and then progression on to our fourth Japanese general vocabulary game 4. Both of these Japanese activities include audio recordings.

Days and months in Japanese - learn the seven days of the week and the 12 months of the year in a simple visual quiz that is suitable for kids and elementary students. Uses rōmaji.

Tell the time in Japanese - after completing our Japanese numbers exercises, the student can try these fun activities for learning to ask or tell the time in Japanese. A picture dictionary, flashcard set and a practice quiz that include rōmaji and hiragana text, and Japanese audio recordings.

Vocabulary builders - as you begin to acquire more Japanese vocabulary, these two games each offer 48 additional words. Match the Japanese word with the corresponding English word. First play the vocabulary builder 1, and then the intermediate level vocabulary builder 2.

Dual text hygiene presentation in Japanese and English - 'wash your hands' in Japanese. Learn a few simple sentences and words in both romaji and hiragana relating to very basic hygiene practices.

Japanese vocabulary lists: for those wishing to learn extra general vocab on a range of Japanese language topics and subjects. Vocabulary lists include Japanese audio.

Mobile and tablet games for Japanese - there are several games with audio on our Japanese for mobile pages including colors, numbers, phrases, animals, vocabulary. If you come to this site with a mobile device you will be automatically redirected to this page.

Prefectures of Japan geography quiz: first learn the names of the 47 Japanese prefectures with our Japan interactive map. After learning the names and locations of the prefectures, play the prefectures of Japan geography quiz.

Some great materials for learning Japanese can be found on Tofugu. Also you may visit the Free Japanese Lessons website, a clear and useful guide to various aspects of the language that hosts several free to use language acquisition lessons.

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Free-to-use and fun Japanese learning games with audio for kids and language students. online exercises for studying Japanese phrases and vocabulary using kanji, hiragana and katakana. Includes Japanese flashcards for memorizing vocabulary

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An Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama

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Let's type あいうえお
First, open the link below, then click blue "ok," and then blue "スタート" bottom. It will take you to the typing screen.

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タイピング練習の「マイタイピング」

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５０音１分 | タイピング練習の「マイタイピング」

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タイピング練習ゲーム「５０音１分」です。５０音１分です。 投稿者：typing。

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If you would like to study more by yourself, try this site!

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This is a site where you can learn Japanese through hiragana, katakana, reading/writing kanji, simple phrases, grammar, and vocabulary.

Learn Japanese notations.

Read explanations on grammar and see sample sentences.

In the vocabulary section, there are lists of N5-level verbs, adjectives, and nouns as well as usage and sample sentences.

There is a simple phrase section for each theme.

Explanations are in English.

Chrome is the recommended browser.

How to...

Here are the contents.

The full set of hiragana and katakana can be downloaded.

There is animated stroke order.

There are useful videos to help you organize, if you have trouble memorizing kana or get confused with notations that look similar. It takes more than 40 minutes to watch all of the videos but it is a continued story to help you move on.

The contents are not for practice but apps are introduced.( Introduction article）
You can use the game function to practice, so check that out.

Grammar content.

There are explanations and example sentences, along with audio files.

Vocabulary content.

Being able to see the usage of verbs and adjectives makes it useful.

There is a section of simple phrases, too.

This site was recommended to us via the eな Information station.

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NIHONGO eな - Portal for Learning Japanese -

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This is a site where you can learn Japanese through hiragana, katakana, reading/writing kanji, simple phrases, grammar, and vocabulary. Learn Japanese notations. Read explanations on grammar and see sample sentences. In the vocabulary section, there are lists of N5-level verbs, adjectives, and nouns as well as usage and sample sentences.

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Download and print out below if you can. Use HIRAGANA chart to connect dots in the right order.

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Let's try to read animal names and trace HIRAGANA.

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Let's try to read animal names and trace HIRAGANA.

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Visit the websites below and have fun!

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Record your voice and send it to me via email at emikonomoto6@gmail.com

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Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs.

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If you would like to practice writing, download and print it out the practice chart!

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Here is a fun  website for HIRAGANA game. 

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Here is a fun  website for HIRAGANA game. 

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Typing practice - Read the instruction and play the game! It is free.

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Click the link below and listen to the music.

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Listen to the song and find out which family member the singer is singing about in Japanese :0

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Listen to the song and find out which family member the singer is singing about in Japanese :0

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ほうかごソングス「おお！お父さん」音楽：T字路s（ティージロス） | クリップ | NHK for School

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もうすぐ父の日。君のお父さんはどんなお父さん？君を守るために一生けんめいがんばっているお父さんに、「ありがとう」を伝えよう。

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Let's practice Kanji

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the japan foundation japanese-language institute

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‎1. Description Study kanji the fun way using mnemonic pictures and check your understanding with two types simple of games! Recommended for: Complete beginners in Japanese Anyone interested in Japanese letters 2. Features -Features pictures, sound, animation, kanji, stroke order and example sent...

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Watch this video after 12 verbs lesson and tell me your opinion.

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あそんでいる？おそうじをしている？

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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Watch this video after you learn about 12 verbs.

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こいのぼりをつくっている

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!