Saturday, August 30, 2014

Subscribe to this Mailing List - A Grammar and Kanji a Day Keeps the JLPT Blues Away!

Yookoso.com is a great resource

with both a mailing list you can sign up to
be able to receive a Kanji a day in your email.
And same goes for a grammar a day (taken from jgram.org).

There's also RSS feeds for Kanj-a-day (no grammar).



It makes studying much more digestible

What's great about the list is that it is grouped by JLPT Level! (Albeit by the OLD JLPT levels).

As a guide, if you're taking:

JLPT N5 - use the JLPT 4 list
JLPT N4 - use the JLPT 3 list
JLPT N3 - use the JLPT 2 list AND JLPT 3 list
JLPT N2 - use the JLPT 2 list
JLPT N1 - use the JLPT 1 list

Here's the list of the newsletters you can sign-up to receive:

  • Grammar a Day - All
    A daily mailing list containing a random jGram grammar entry (All 4 JLPT levels and some selected phrases)
  • Grammar a Day - JLPT 1
    A daily mailing list containing a random jGram grammar entry (JLPT level 1 - hardest level)
  • Grammar a Day - JLPT 2
    A daily mailing list containing a random jGram grammar entry (JLPT level 2)
  • Grammar a Day - JLPT 3
    A daily mailing list containing a random jGram grammar entry (JLPT level 3)
  • Grammar a Day - JLPT 4
    A daily mailing list containing a random jGram grammar entry (JLPT level 4 - easiest level)
  • JLPT 1 Kanji
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random JLPT 1 Kanji (hardest level - 1150 total)
  • JLPT 2 Kanji
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random JLPT 2 Kanji (701 total)
  • JLPT 3 Kanji
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random JLPT 3 Kanji (181 total)
  • JLPT 4 Kanji
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random JLPT 4 Kanji (easiest level - 103 total)
  • All 1945 Joyo Kanji
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Joyo (Jouyou) Kanji
  • Grade 1 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 1 Kanji (80 total)
  • Grade 2 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 2 Kanji (160 total)
  • Grade 3 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 3 Kanji (200 total)
  • Grade 4 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 4 Kanji (200 total)
  • Grade 5 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 5 Kanji (185 total)
  • Grade 6 Kanji Only
    A Kanji a Day mailing list for random Grade 6 Kanji (181 total)

Fun Game to Help you Read Anime and Manga Kanji

Here's the best highly-addictive Kanji game on the web! 
Learn to read manga and understand anime!

You get a 
  • downloadable paper doll prize or a 
  • Kanji list or an 
  • origami pattern and 
  • other prizes 
when you complete a level. :)



The Kanji are grouped into themes that are anime and manga-related of course:
Samurai
Love
School
Ninja 

 
Try it! Go to: http://anime-manga.jp/









Thursday, August 28, 2014

What JLPT Test Level Should I Take?

The Japan Foundation has prepared a "can-do" list for JLPT test-takers based on self-evaluation surveys and actual scores of test-takers.

This are the results for listening, reading, speaking, and writing, You can try to gauge yourself to see what level you are.

The can do self-evaluation list can be found here: https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/candolist_speaking.html

Monday, August 4, 2014

JLPT N5 quick practice test - 5 item reading


jlpt n5 quick 5-item quick practice test - reading

 

Choose the correct reading for the word inside the * *

  1. *新しい* くるまですね。

  2. あたらしい
    あらたしい
    あだらしい
    あらだしい

  3. この *ほてる* は ふるいですね。

  4. ホテラ
    ホテレ
    ホテル
    ホラル

Sunday, August 3, 2014

The Nihongo Journal - great magazine for Japanese learners

Have you heard of this little gem, the Nihongo Journal? 

It's a great magazine series for Nihongo learners, published in the 90s with:.
  • a section for JLPT advice ands sample questions - JLPT N5, N4, N3, N2, N1 - All levels!
  • great articles on Japanese culture and current trends
  • language tips
  • much more!

Unfortunately, this wonderful publication has been discontinued

But, despair not!

You can still avail of it (used) in Amazon :)
Or, if you want scanned copies (I have 3 issues),
please leave a note in the comments.

Edit 2015/07/12: Click on the link below for sample pages. 
http://jlptdekiru.blogspot.com/2015/07/test.html

Edit: I finally got the time to scan 1 copy of the magazine. It's out of print, but here it is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwa_BSZ6sR-DT3VCWjRGcUxqdTg/view?usp=sharing

But wait! There's more! There's a great column in the Nihongo journal
that has been made available FREE for us all....

The KANJI Breakthrough! Click here to learn about the Kanji Breakthrough method...
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