For those who can speak Japanese.?
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Ice: Koori / 氷\n\nDragon: Ryuu 竜 (though "tatsu / 辰" is the Dragon zodiac)\n\nWolf: Ookami 狼 / wurufu ウルフ
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Hey dude i was asking a similar question yesterday. This isnt a Japanese online teacher but it is a course that i think is pretty good. Im using it right now. Hey could you add me on yahoo i want to ask you some things. heres the site by the way\n\nhttp://www2.rosettastone.com/en/general/ppc/overture/jpn\n\n\nHope that helped
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I teach English as a second language and have given pronunciation a great deal of thought. Here's my two-cents' worth on it:\n\nThe /zh/ sound (the si in decision or ci in physician [interesting...opposites]) is relatively difficult among the 43 or so sounds in the language so your brain anticipates it and gets ready to say it. While getting ready to say it, your brain says it when another similar sound comes along (namely, the ci in decision or si in physician) because your brain is preoccupied with getting ready for it.\n\nSo...\n\nYou have to practice intensively for just a minute. Say the words as slowly as you have to in order to say them correctly, then speed up as much as you can without sacrificing pronunciation. \n"In the real world", slow down a bit when these words come up.\n\nI have trouble with a few words too and tend to screw them up or stumble or get stuck but I can't remember them right now.\n\nGood luck. If you want more help, email me.\n\nBy the way, this isn't a pronunciation problem, really just a synaptic problem I think, and one I suspect we all have at certain times and even in other areas besides speech.\n\nThere are actually words that are impossible for any human to say perfectly. My last name, Gysler, is one of them. Try to say it with the /l/ sound a correct /l/ sound, not just a click of the tongue. The only way is to say Gyseler with a vocalization between the s and the l.\nWhat a crazy language. Some consonant pairs just have no business being side by side like that. In this way, I think Japanese makes the most sense out of any language I'm familiar with. It's usually (always?) consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel, and so on. Very logical and easy to pronounce.\n\nJay
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You can download some free teaching software from the internet to learn basics. But to learn it for good, you do need to go to Japan and actually speak it.\n\nIf you are serious...Here you can get one of the best software to learn a foreight language...\n\nhttp://www2.rosettastone.com/en/general/ppc/overture/jpn\n\nHave fun!
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there is no program to do it, and there's no easy way.\nmethod 1) ask a person who reads japanese\nmethod 2) figure out what characters are in the picture and use an online translator like world.altavista.com or other site
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Hello, \n\nTht is great, i already speak and write in Japanese here are a few pointers. \n\n1.Pimsleur Recorded Books are great similar to Rosetta Stone, you could try lending it from the library, because to buy it, i mean Pimsleur will cost a handful.\n\n2.Living Language and Ultimate Japanese are also good as well \n\n3.Colloquial Japanese, which comes with a book or cd, which is great for people that want to brush up their Japanese.\n\n4.Teach yourself Japanese, this is great, because for people using romanji, which is latin letters, since it contains no Japanese script\n\n5.Teach yourself Japanese script, great for beginners coming to grips with the three written system, which are Katakana,hiragana and also kanji. \n\nThis book its great i mean it dosen't cost alot but it's very helpful, \n\n6.Let's learn Katakana\n7.Let's learn hiragana\n8.Lets learn Kanji\n\nYou also said that you are interested in writing as well, this book is great because it gives the kanji list of what pupil's must learn in Japan\n\n 9. *A guide to Reading and Writing Japanese  *\n\nIf you are like an advanced student and know how to write, i would recommend 10.*Minna no nihongo*\n\n11..*Japanese for busy people they have a great range it is very good as well. \n\nI also found this website www.byki,com, which is a free software download for Japanese and others, this can help you to come to grips with Japanese written and also spoken. \n\nFree websites are,\n\n1. http://www.japanese-online.com/\n2.http://www-japan.mit.edu/mit/KanjiQuiz.html\n3.http://japanese.about.com\n4http://www.thejapanesepage.com\n\nGood luck and take care
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Hi Larry, try these links.\n\nLanguages other than English.\n\n\nhttp://www.word2word.com/\n\nhttp://www.freelang.net/\n\nhttp://www.languageguide.org/\n\nhttp://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/index.html\n\nhttp://www.japanese-online.com/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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There are keyboards with Japnese printed on keys. Also one can type if you change your font to some japnease or chinese. But I don't no either of the language so I can't type the words and tell you.
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漢字  (LOL)\n\nor, did you mean "on the Japanese"? Do you mean the language or the people?\n\nSources from Wikipedia, the online, free encyclopedia:\nJapanese peope:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people\n\nJapanese language:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language\n\nHope this helps!
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I found a website where they teach some basic japanese pharases. There is even an audio link to these words which should help you in learning the pronounciations.\n\nHope it helps you.\nhttp://www.transparent.com/languagepages/Japanese/JpPhrases.htm
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http://japanese.about.com
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If you already have a Japanese language package on your computer, if you type in romaji, in the katakana mode, it will \ngive you katakana.  When I type in romaji in the hiragana mode, it will give me kanji as well, although I have to know which character to choose.\nI have only just started using it so I don't know of a site which has exactly what you need, but I found one which seems to be a rather high level free site from the University of Iowa.  It has\na program you can download which includes an entire course, including Kanji vocabulary.  I will add the link for you.\nGood luck.\nI am adding a second link which may be closer to what you need.  It is a free site with kanji flashcards and a beginning Japanese course.\n\nさいご　まで　がｎばります。
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http://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html
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you might try learnig to spell JAPANESE first- just a thought
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♡Yes! Take a look at these sites. I hope this helps you and good luck learning Japanese! IF you do have a chance though, try to find a Japanese speaking class, the correct pronunciation is very important.♡\nhttp://www.harapan.co.jp/english/japan/hiragana.htm\nhttp://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html\nhttp://www.learn-japanese.info/\nhttp://www.learn-japanese.net/webpages/1/\nhttp://www.japanippon.com/japanese/classroom.htm\nhttp://www.kanachart.com/\nhttp://home.inter.net/kenbutler/cyber.html\nhttp://www.ajalt.org/sj/\nhttp://kana.gerke-preussner.de/\nhttp://www.japaneselearning.com/index.php?option=content&task=category&sectionid=2&id=8&Itemid=27\nhttp://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html\nhttp://www.sharedtalk.com/
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Visit following site but in Japanese. I konw you need to understand some Japanese.
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Yes, I'm studying Japanese since I fell in love with Miyazaki animation. I Study by the internet, by watching a lot of Japanese subtitled anime, & by the only Japanese selfteaching book I found in the store. It's so cool, & so hard. I think I need leading lol!