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Online language exercises and dictionaries

 

Dictionaries:

English - Japanese - English online dictionary

Deshi Jisho -Japanese online dictionary

English - Chinese - English online dictionary

Chinese - English online dictionary

Chinesepera-kun Chinese pop-up dictionary Firefox add-on

 

iTunes

There are several free language training podcast series for Chinese, Korean and Japanese in iTunes. Download iTunes software and use it to go to iTunes Store. Type in chinese/japanese/korean in the search box to find free podcasts. iTunes University (access through iTunes Store) has also some language training lectures.

 

China:

Learning Chinese Online extensive source of Chinese learning links

Chinese Pod

Zhongwen Online Dictionary, readings and vocabularies

Mandarin Tone Drill Test your knowledge of Mandarin tones

Audio Tutorial for Basic Chinese

Ask Asia: Chinese Flashcard for Kids

Mandarine Tools

MDBG.net - dictionary, translation, annotation, type characters, etc.

 

Korea:

Let's Learn Korean

Let's Speak Korean

Mr. Oh's Learn Korean -pages

Monash University Learning Resourcese on Korean Language

Sogang University's Korean Programme - very comprehensive

Online Intermediate College Korean, University of California, Berkeley

 

Japan:

General Online Lessons

Japanese Language Learning Tools on Web

Nihongo resources Japanese lessons and online dictionary

Rikai Japanese/Chinese online resource

Renshuu.org for Japanese vocabulary studying

Coscom: Learn Japanese on the Web

Japanese Lessons with sound files

Japanese Grammar Database

One Point Lesson, University of Tokyo Kanji, grammar and kana exercises

 

Genki

Usagi Chan's Genki Resource Page

Supplimentary exercises to Genki online practices

 

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

Japanese Language Proficiency Tests

Japanese Test by Japan Foundation

 

Characters

Katakana exercise in Finnish

The Kanji Site train Kanji for JLPT

Kanji Land Introduction to basic Japanese taught to schoolchildren at 1 - 6 grades

 

Easy Readers in Japanese

Conan the Boy in the Future