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13 years ago
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I would like to know if there is a easy AND free site that will help me learn to read japanese.
Thanx in advance!


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13 years ago
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Thejapanesepage.com has some stuff up, as does guidetojapanese.org, but these two sites won't really get you to a functional level. You should consider investing some money into some sort of actual text book. The Genki series is pretty easy to find and a standard at many colleges for entry level classes. I also know several people who swear by RTK for learning Kanji, though I personally can't get behind it. It feels too unnatural to me, but I have a weird history with the language being part Japanese but raised mostly white.

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Thejapanesepage.com and guidetojapanese.org will get you somewhere, but not very far

The Genki textbooks will get you farther, functional to a degree at least

Remembering The Kanji, another textbook, may work for you to learn kanji in a time efficient manner.


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Step by step learning: http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/66937644/#66937644

Daily Japanese: http://pastebin.com/KaWcfU4K

Apps, other resources: http://pastebin.com/xUufY26D

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