Favourite Japanese learning Resources

I thought I’d share my favourite resources for learning Japanese. Most of these are aimed at beginners but some are also useful for more advanced students.

Learning Hiragana & Katakana

• Hiragana & Katakana Drill
• Hiragana Karuta
• Katakana Karuta
• Obenkyo Kana Drill Android app
• Kana flashcards

Learning Kanji

• Kanji Flashcards
• Basic Kanji Book Vol 1

Learning Grammar

• Minna no Nihongo Series

Reading Practice

• NHK Easy News
• Matcha easy news
• Hiragana Times
• Japanese Light Novels

Listening Practice

• Sazae-san Anime series
• Any Japanese Drama, my favourites I’m Home and Hanzawa Naoki

Writing Practice

• Lang-8 !Simply the best, active community and helpful advice!
• italki good alternative to lang-8
• HelloTalk great for chatting

Dictionaries

• http://jisho.org Best free online dictionary
• http://translate.weblio.jp My favourite japanese dictionary
• Oxford Beginners Japanese Dictionary

I hope this is helpful to some.