Nihongo has become my choice for a foreign language to study, poke and play with. I by no means have things right in this section, but I'll try to keep my ignorance from showing too badly. But just keep in mind these pages are really more for my use than really anything else. I just publish them in case it helps others. I recommend if you are serious about learning the language to buy the Pimsleur audio series.

The Japanese language is broken into four writing aspects. Each has it's place within the culture, and understand why they exist gives us a better understanding.

• Romaji
• Hiragana
• Katakana
• Kanji

• Particles
• Negation - Word negation seem to fall into two groups. "masu" verbs and action words. This will focus on action words. Most action words should be followed by "ja arimasen" to negate it.
• The Five Questions
• Math and Counting
• Dealing with Time
• Honorifics
• Common Phrases
• Random Words

• Google translator
• The Japanese Page
• Japaneses Online
• Hiragana Flash Cards
• Learning Japaneses
• English/Japanese Translation
• Kanji World
• Ten Differences Between Japanese and English
• Kanji Step - Hiragana Steps