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*'''The Japanese language is spoken in''': <code>Japan</code> | *'''The Japanese language is spoken in''': <code>Japan</code> | ||
Japanese (日本語) is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, and its ultimate derivation and relation to other languages is unclear. Japonic languages have been grouped with other language families such as Ainu, Austroasiatic, Korean, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. | |||
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language | |||
==Japanese Dictionaries== | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://jisho.org/ Jisho]: Japanese-English dictionary (words & phrases), search by kanji, writing <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tangorin.com/ Tangorin]: Japanese-English dictionary (words & phrases), search by kanji | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://nihongo.monash.edu/cgi-bin/wwwjdic?1C Jdic]: Japanese-English dictionary, by Jim Breen | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.romajidesu.com/ RōmajiDesu]: Japanese-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://eow.alc.co.jp/ Eijiro]: Japanese-English dictionary & translation of phrases | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/ Goo]: Japanese-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.nihongoresources.com/dictionaries/universal.html NihongoResources]: Japanese-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://dictionary.j-cat.org/EtoJ/index.php Japanese learner's dictionary]: Japanese-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/ Weblio]: Japanese-English translation of phrases | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.wadoku.de/ Wadoku]: Japanese-German dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://miraitranslate.com/en/trial/ Mirai]: Japanese-English online translation (& other languages) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://tatoeba.org/en/audio/index/jpn Tatoeba]: sentences in Japanese, with translation <span class="k">(audio)</span> | |||
*Sources: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/japanese_dictionary.htm | |||
==Free Japanese Lessons== | ==Free Japanese Lessons== | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 8 September 2021
Hi Polyglots! 😃
Welcome to the Japanese learning page!
You will find below many free resources to learn and practice this language.
Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊
Facts about Japanese
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
jpn
- Autonyms (how to write "Japanese" in Japanese):
日本語
- The Japanese language is spoken in:
Japan
Japanese (日本語) is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, and its ultimate derivation and relation to other languages is unclear. Japonic languages have been grouped with other language families such as Ainu, Austroasiatic, Korean, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language
Japanese Dictionaries
• Jisho: Japanese-English dictionary (words & phrases), search by kanji, writing (+ audio)
• Tangorin: Japanese-English dictionary (words & phrases), search by kanji
• Jdic: Japanese-English dictionary, by Jim Breen
• RōmajiDesu: Japanese-English dictionary
• Eijiro: Japanese-English dictionary & translation of phrases
• Goo: Japanese-English dictionary
• NihongoResources: Japanese-English dictionary
• Japanese learner's dictionary: Japanese-English dictionary
• Weblio: Japanese-English translation of phrases
• Wadoku: Japanese-German dictionary
• Mirai: Japanese-English online translation (& other languages)
• Tatoeba: sentences in Japanese, with translation (audio)