Pathfinder for Japanese Language

Some Print Resources at the Windward CC Library

• Japanese Words and Their Uses (Reference: PL679 M58 1983) - Explains how and why 300 words are used.
• A Reference Grammar of Japanese (Reference: PL533 M28)
• Japanese Character Dictionary: With Compound Lookup via Any Kanji (Reference: PL677.5 .S63 1991) - With "each compound listed under its constituent characters".
• Japanese & English Idiomatic Equivalents (Reference: PL679.D53) - For when you need a Japanese equivalent to "Haste makes waste," or other expression.
• A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Reference: PL679 K87 1982) - 2,000 of the most frequently used Kanji.
• Japanese-English Dictionary (Reference PL679 .B7 1969) - Short entries of equivalent words.

Note: in the WCC Library, try browsing the PL670 section in either the Main or the Reference collections.

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Digital Books (via eBrary and NetLibrary)

• none listed yet

Web Sites

• Japanese Language and Culture Network - http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/index.html - Links to Websites of use to Japanese Language educators and students
• How to Use Japanese on the Internet - http://www.hirayama.com/hideki/ - Tips on how to get your computer and browser to handle Japanese.
• Nihongo Mailing List - http://www.crosswinds.net/~nihongoml/ - A mailing list for beginning students of Japanese.
• Shodouka - http://web.shodouka.com/ - View Japanese language websites without having to change browser settings, download plugins, or install programs.
• Yahoo! Japan - http://www.yahoo.co.jp - Yahoo!'s directory to websites from Japan - in Japanese, of course
• BBS Japanese & English Chat - http://www.apricotweb.com/ - Chat online in real time.
• Online Japanese Language Study Materials - http://www.manythings.org/japanese/

Videos

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Magazines

• Hawaii Hochi - daily Japanese language newspaper in Hawaii. The WCC Library keeps the paper issue for the current and previous month. Some articles are available online.

For more resources, including online journal articles, check out the Windward CC Library main page.