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Japanese for Pre-Beginners: In Japanese for Pre-Beginners, Kahi Namba explores the nature of the Japanese language and provides an accessible introduction for complete beginners.
Greetings/あいさつ: Quizlet
Greetings & Pronunciations/あいさつとはつおん: YouTube Video
Self-introduction: YouTube Video
日付・時間の表記とカレンダーの読み方/Date and time notation and reading a calendar in Japan: Video/Quizlet
文法
あります・います/Grammar; there is ..., there are ... : YouTube Video
動詞の活用/Verb conjugations: Quizlet
Genki Online, Self-study Room: Practice exercises and skits based on the Genki textbook.
Irodori/いろどり: Visit the official Irodori website. Irodori is a free Japanese language textbook available online.
Hiragana, katakana and kanji/ひらがな・カタカナ・漢字
Explanation of basic lines when writing Japanese/日本語を書く時の基本線の解説(No English subtitles)
Explanation of how to write letters using a ballpoint pen/ボールペンを使った文字の書き方の解説(No English subtitles)
Explanation of how to write letters using a brush pen/筆ペンを使った文字の書き方の解説(No English subtitles)