Kanji 漢字: an introduction to the Chinese characters used in Japanese. Kyōiku kanji 教育漢字: the 1006 "education" or essential kanji designated by the Japanese Ministry of Education to be learned by 6th grade. Jōyō kanji 常用漢字: the 2136 official "daily-use" kanji established by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Jinmeiyō kanji 人名用漢字: the 861 Chinese characters used in registered personal names in Japan.
Punctuation Marks 句読点: an introduction to the most common punctuation marks in Japanese language.
Japanese Conjugations: an overview. Japanese Clauses: the usage of 'and', 'while', 'although', 'if' and 'because'. Rentaikei 連体形: the basic conjugation of verbs and verbal adjectives. Ren'youkei 連用形: used to combine verbs and is the basis for most extensions like the -te form and the past tense. Izenkei 已然形: the "hypothetical form", mostly used for 'if' or 'when'. Mizenkei 未然形: used for negative forms, subjunctive forms, causative forms and passive forms. Mireikei 命令形: used as an imperative form.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT): standard examination to establish Japanese language proficiency. MEXT Scholarship: is being offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).
