Keito Sensei's Glorious Hand-picked Japanese Resources by Kate Knight https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei For all levels and all skill sets! Free resources only. Give things a try and see if they work for you. en-us 2018-03-13 21:16:51 UTC 2023-01-21 22:16:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f371.png Tofugu's ultimate hiragana guide keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249447810 Level: beginner
I used this to learn before I started university. It uses mnemonics and symbols to help you learn. 

]]> 2018-04-07 17:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249447810 Tofugu's ultimate katakana guide keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249447934 Level: beginner
I used this to learn before I started university. It uses mnemonics and symbols to aid memory! ]]> 2018-04-07 17:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249447934 Onomatopoeia Lab keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249448327 Level: advanced
This website explains all you want to know about onomatopoeia in Japanese, and has some fun pdfs and anecdotal articles - all written in Japanese.]]> 2018-04-07 17:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249448327 Tim Sensei's Bikkuri adjectives keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249448495 Level: post-beginner + intermediate
Tim Sensei groups together some helpful words for various levels and explains their nuances and uses. A nice, small list to get you started accumulating this kind of word. ]]> 2018-04-07 17:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249448495 Let's Enjoy Japan! Podcast keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249449312
Level: EVERYONE! みんなさん！
A fun podcast discussing aspects of Japanese culture. It always comes with a word of the day and a recommendation for a film or some music that you might want to look at. An easy way to relax and feel like you're learning something too!]]> 2018-04-07 17:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249449312 Digital Dialects hiragana game keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249449979 Level: beginner
You'll need speakers or headphones for this one. A simple game for matching hiragana sounds to characters]]> 2018-04-07 17:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249449979 Digital Dialects Katakana game keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450085 Level: beginner
You'll need headphones or speakers for this one. A simple game where you listen for a sound and match the katakana character.]]> 2018-04-07 17:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450085 Digital Dialects learning games keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450234 Level: beginner
Games for learning vocab, numbers, kanji, kana, greetings, time expressions and more.
Bonus: they have other languages too!]]> 2018-04-07 17:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450234 El Minoh Self Study keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450967 Level: beginner
Video-lead guides to conversation in various situations for tourists. Click the numbers on the grid to take you to a lesson, and explore vocab, convo practice, and quizzes to help you through each scenario.]]> 2018-04-07 17:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249450967 keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249451905 2018-04-07 18:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249451905 King Raven keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249452771 王さ マックロイ
Ousama Makkuroi
Level: Beginner
A pdf children's book for reading practice! It's a fun story and it's not too long!]]> 2018-04-07 18:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249452771 Tyrone the Horrible keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249454282 タイローン なんか こわくない
Tairo-n nanka kowakunai
Level: beginner
A pdf of a children's book translated into Japanese about a nasty dinosaur. ]]> 2018-04-07 18:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249454282 Let's Be Friends Again! keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249454597 ぼくたち また なかよしさ！
bokutachi mata nakayoshi sa!
Level: beginner
A pdf children's story.]]> 2018-04-07 18:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249454597 Hiragana chart 1 keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455875 Level: beginner
All your basic characters from the gojuuon]]> 2018-04-07 18:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455875 Hiragana chart 2 keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455905 Level: beginner
All the rest of the characters that weren't in that other chart!]]> 2018-04-07 18:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455905 Tofugu's hiragana mnemonics sheet keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455989 Level: beginner
The accompaniment to the link above!]]> 2018-04-07 18:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249455989 Practice paper: hiragana keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456046 Level: beginner
Loads of squares for practising your beautiful hand writing!]]> 2018-04-07 18:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456046 Katakana chart 1 keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456160 Level: beginner
Basic katakana characters from the gojuuon with nice cute pictures to help you remember!]]> 2018-04-07 18:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456160 Katakana chart 2 keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456234 Level: beginner
More katakana with more adorable pictures so your brain doesn't get bored of the same black and white sheets all the time.]]> 2018-04-07 18:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456234 Practice paper: katakana keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456327 Level: beginner
Have you been yearning for a sheet with small squares on which to write your katakana? Well look no further! Print out this bad boy and get yourself some learning. ]]> 2018-04-07 18:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456327 Textbooks! keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456674 Level: beginner
Downloadable beginner's textbooks shared with you! All for free! 
These are too big to share here so follow the links to the google drive!]]> 2018-04-07 18:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456674 Marugoto hiragana training keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456962 Level: beginner
Drills to help you learn hiragana
You'll need speakers/headphones]]> 2018-04-07 19:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249456962 Marugoto katakana training keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457034 Level: beginner
Drills to help you learn katakana
You'll need speakers/headphones]]> 2018-04-07 19:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457034 Marugoto plus keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457150 Level: beginner + intermediate
This website hosts all sorts of games and activities to which can be done by themselves or as an accompaniment to the textbook. You'll find the first Marugoto textbook in pdf form in the google drive link above.]]> 2018-04-07 19:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457150 Usagi-chan's Genki resource page keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457345 Level: beginner
Resources to aid the use of the Genki series of textbooks, but fun on their own too!]]> 2018-04-07 19:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457345 Realkana hiragana keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457657 Level: beginner
Choose the kana you find hard to read/remember, and practice converting them into romaji with this fun game!]]> 2018-04-07 19:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457657 Realkana katakana keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457761 Level: beginner
Choose the characters you find tricky and play this game to help you learn them!]]> 2018-04-07 19:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457761 Hiragana drag-n-drop keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457840 Level: beginner
Usagi-chan's simple game helps you learn to read hiragana (as well as remember the order of the gojuuon or kana chart)]]> 2018-04-07 19:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457840 Katakana drag-n-drop keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457951 Level: beginner
Usagi-chan's back again, and this time, it's personal! OK, no, it's not personal. But it might help you personally learn to read katakana as well as memorise the kana chart!]]> 2018-04-07 19:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249457951 Usagi-chan's kanji resources keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249458116 Level: beginner + post-beginner
Usagi-chan's done it again! Print out flashcard sheets (make sure you set it to double-sided!) and kanji handwriting worksheets!

]]> 2018-04-07 19:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249458116 Anki keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249461175 Available: pc, apple, iOS
Flashcard viewer. Make your own set of flashcards or import other peoples'. Helpful for Vocab & Kanji!]]> 2018-04-07 20:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249461175 NHK Easy News keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249462461 Level: intermediate
Short, clearly written news articles for Japanese-language current events. All kanji come with furigana!]]> 2018-04-07 20:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249462461 Memrise keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463095 Available: online, iOS, android
An amazing resource for accumulating vocabulary!]]> 2018-04-07 20:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463095 Duolinguo keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463205 Available: online, iOS, android
An app which helps you learn sentences as well as words, and encourages you to keep at it for a few minutes every day.]]> 2018-04-07 20:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463205 Quizlet keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463324 Available: online, iOS, android
An alternative great place to put your flashcards!]]> 2018-04-07 20:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463324 Dictionary: weblio keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463639 A Japanese-English online dictionary with thesaurus, example sentences etc..]]> 2018-04-07 20:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463639 Dictionary: jisho keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463693 A powerful dictionary with great options for searching kanji!]]> 2018-04-07 20:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463693 Write It! Japanese app keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463910 Available: android
Learn to write hiragana & katakana in bitesize chunks on the go!
]]> 2018-04-07 20:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249463910 Dictionary: akebi keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249464184 Available: android
A great dictionary app with lots of input options so you can always search what you need. You can easy store vocab you want to remember too!]]> 2018-04-07 20:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249464184 Tofugu Youtube channel keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249465187 Tofugu makes videos! And they're super fun! And informative! ]]> 2018-04-07 20:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249465187 Audiobook: Gift of the Maji keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249465889 Level: intermediate
Text by O Henry
Read by Chikako Okasaki
25 mins]]> 2018-04-07 21:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249465889 The Crab and the Monkey keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249466261 Level: beginner-intermediate
さるかに合戦
Saru kani gassen by Masao Kusuyama
10 mins
A Japanese mukashi banashi. ]]> 2018-04-07 21:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249466261 The First Deer Dance keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249467452 Level: advanced
鹿踊りのはじまり
Shishi odori no hajimari by Miyazawa Kenji.
21 mins]]> 2018-04-07 21:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249467452 Parallel text: Alice in Wonderland keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249468244 Level: intermediate-advanced
Full text available.
Click on 閲覧 to open. ]]> 2018-04-07 21:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249468244 Stream Japanese Radio Stations keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249469007 Level: any (it's mostly music)
Maybe you'll find something you like!]]> 2018-04-07 21:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249469007 Tanos' JLPT vocab mp3s keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249469903 Level: beginner
Hear words said aloud alongside their English counterparts
The whole website has lots of useful resources for
 the JLPT]]> 2018-04-07 22:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249469903 Handwritten Kanji dictionary keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470063 Draw in your kanji (slowly) and it'll help you work it out! Works best if you know the stroke-order. There are other input modes too.]]> 2018-04-07 22:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470063 St. Olaf's Genki grammar help keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470151 Level: beginner
Use alongside Genki textbook.
Lists all the Genki grammar in alphabetical order so it's easy to look up.]]> 2018-04-07 22:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470151 J-Talk text converter keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470345 Convert Japanese text to hiragana or romaji with 99% accuracy! Now it's easier to read!]]> 2018-04-07 22:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470345 J-Gram Japanese grammar list keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470391 An alphabetical list of all Japanese grammar points covered in the JLPT exams from N4 (easiest) ~N1 (hardest).]]> 2018-04-07 22:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470391 Rikaikun for Chrome keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470498 This Chrome extension allows you to hover over a Japanese word for the English translation.
Available for firefox as Rikaichan]]> 2018-04-07 22:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470498 Maggie Sensei's blog keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470735 Level: beginner + intermediate + advanced
Find simple and entertaining explanations to lots of Japanese grammar questions as well as fun videos and more! Bonus points for doggos]]> 2018-04-07 22:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249470735 Yomichan for Chrome keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249471377 Also available for firefox
Highlight words for their English translation and loads more info. Change the size of the pop-up for more or less information.]]> 2018-04-07 22:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249471377 Popup Japanese Dictionary keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249471528 Available: android
An offline Japanese dictionary app that let's you look up words by copying text on your phone or tablet!]]> 2018-04-07 22:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/249471528 Tofugu's 'Japanese' resources keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373174776 Level: various 
A series of articles about selected grammar points written by the Tofugu team about specially chosen interesting points. ]]> 2019-08-04 15:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373174776 Mr Yabatan keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373174953 A funny man says funny things. You might learn some words, but more likely you'll see a pastiche of yourself as a learner of Japanese.]]> 2019-08-04 15:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373174953 History of Japan keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373175053 The most concise and entertaining video on Japanese history you will ever see - by bill wurtz]]> 2019-08-04 15:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373175053 KBS World News Radio keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373175643 Level: post-intermediate + advanced
Daily snippets of world news spoken in Japanese. Each clip is around 15 minutes.]]> 2019-08-04 15:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373175643 JLPT Radio (Tofugu) keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373176260 A podcast of stories and conversation snippets read by native speakers covering all levels. Each accompanied by transcripts.]]> 2019-08-04 15:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/373176260 Gakumei for Chrome keito_sensei https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/374018004 Create flashcards from vocab you see when browsing with chrome, and keep all your vocab in one handy place. ]]> 2019-08-11 17:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/374018004 SauravEldho https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/2184302472 Beginners kanji text book.]]> 2022-05-15 07:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/2184302472 SauravEldho https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/2184306500 A kanji instruction manual]]> 2022-05-15 08:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/keito_sensei/keitosensei/wish/2184306500