Japanese Online Self-Help Utility (JOSHU)

Japanese Online Self-Help Utility (JOSHU) is a set of innovative language tools developed by Dr Naoko Suito, who taught Japanese courses at the University of Texas at Austin for many years. JOSHU includes a range of tools for Japanese language instructors and for anyone interested in learning Japanese. In Japanese, JOSHU literally means "assistant", or "tutor", which is what this website attempts to do for anyone interested in learning the Japanese language. Game designers: Kenneth Le, Blake Herrera, and Michael Gurch.

Nihongo Party

Learn and practice your Japanese with a group of friends in this Mario Party inspired Minigame Frenzy!

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Katakana scramble

Test your knowledge of katakana through a series of challenging games

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Hiragana & Katakana Drawing Practice

This tool assists students learning Japanese. Hiragana and Katakana are the core basics of Japanese that are taught in every classroom.

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Kanji cross

Figure out the correct Kanji to fill in the middle to finish the Kanji cross

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Japanese Word Search

Search for Japanese words in a variety of topics in word in Word Search

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Kanji-ris

Test your kanji skills in this fun combination game

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Japanese Word Order

Put the words in order to create a sentence.

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Kanji drawing practice

Practice and quiz your kanji drawing skills with kanji from Yookoso! An Invitation To Contemporary Japanese volumes 1 and 2 and GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese

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