Internet Resources

• At Carleton
  • Asian Languages and Literatures
  • Computing in Japanese on the Foreign Language Technology pages
  • We offer a variety of comprehensive self instruction language programs available by appointment at the Center.
• Off Campus
  • Japanese Language News and Magazines
  • On-line Japanese Lessons for Beginners
  • Japanese Wordlists/Dictionaries Online
  • Kyodo News -- News agency independent of government, political parties, and commercial interests
  • Kyudo 弓道 in Minnesota
  • Grammar Review Tests
  • http://jisho.org/
    Powerful user-friendly Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary. Like other dictionaries, you can look up definitions for words (using Romaji or Japanese characters) and basic sentences. A unique, extremely useful feature is the Kanji feature, which allows you to search for the definition, kun reading, and on reading for individual Kanji. The "Kanji by radicals" feature is particularly useful for when you don't know how to read (and hence type) a certain kanji, since this feature allows you to select the kanji you are looking for by clicking on the radicals and parts that make up the kanji.
  • http://tangorin.com/
    Comprehensive dictionary that includes the following features:
    - Japanese-English and English-Japanese word dictionary.
    - Kanji dictionary: Search for kanji using English meanings, on readings and kun readings. Also includes a section on how to write kanji in the correct order.
    - Multi-Radical Words Search: Look up complex words in kanji by selecting its radicals.
    -Multi-Radical Kanji Search: Look up individual kanji by selecting its radicals.
    -Example Sentences: Search for basic phrases.
    -Proper Names Dictionary: Search using English or Japanese for proper names, place names, historical figures, companies, and popular products.
    -Classical Japanese Dictionary: Find definitions for words from the Heian period.
    -Specialized Dictionary: Find specialized terminology from: Buddhism, River and Water Resources, Science, Engineering, Law, Linguistics, Geology, Concrete, Aviation, Environment, Manufacture, Finance and Marketing.

Japanese Resources at the Language Center

• Reference
  • Kenyusha's New School Japanese-English Dictionary
  • Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary
  • Shogakukan English-Japanese Dictionary
• Tapes and books for the casual learner and/or traveler
  • Berlitz Japanese for Travelers
  • Colloquial Japanese
  • Pimsleur's Speak and Read Essential Japanese

Japanese Staff/Office Hours: Fall 2011

Japanese Television Programming

• TV Japan
  • LDC Channel 69
  • For schedule:
    • From the general DISH Network TV listings grid, scroll to channel 675.

• For more information about Carleton Language Center Satellite TV, see here.