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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. | 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 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language | ||
==Videos== | |||
===Real Japanese Phrases for Greetings === | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evk-IjiAFbY</youtube> | |||
===Waku Waku Japanese - Language Lesson - Greetings=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU5lkWqcdm0</youtube> | |||
===Greetings - Level One=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLfrD_ukU0</youtube> | |||
===あいさつ（Japanese Greeting)=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubbpo8LM_U</youtube> | |||
==Japanese Dictionaries== | ==Japanese Dictionaries== | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 5 February 2023
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
Videos
Real Japanese Phrases for Greetings
Waku Waku Japanese - Language Lesson - Greetings
Greetings - Level One
あいさつ（Japanese Greeting)
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)