20+ Free Japanese PDF Lessons for Beginners

Hey, it’s me, Linguajunkie.

And here, you will find a growing collection of PDF Japanese lessons…

… on words, grammar, hiragana, katakana, kanji, and more. So scroll down.

You can download PDFs clicking on the buttons below.

Must Have PDF Lessons

1. How to Learn Japanese: Guide for BEGINNERS ONLY.

This is a BEGINNER’S guide to learning Japanese and the mindset needed. Why? Because you can have the best resources in the world… and still fail if your mindset is wrong. So, this guide teaches you HOW to approach learning, how to stay motivated, how to not fail… and so on. Best if reviewed as much as possible. These rules need to be drilled into your head.

2. 30+ Japanese PDF Lesson Bundle.

Here, you will find tons of 1-2 page Japanese PDF lessons and cheat sheets teaching basic dialogues, words, phrases and grammar. Made by JapanesePod101, a popular learning program.

So if you want a bundle of beginner PDF lessons… click below.

3. Japanese Kana PDF eBook by JapanesePod101.

Kana means Hiragana and Katakana.

This is another fantastic resource by JapanesePod101 for learning to write Hiragana and Katakana. Just print it out and write out the characters inside.

4. Japanese Numbers PDF 1-100

Need to learn Japanese numbers?

This PDF will teach you to count in Japanese 1-100 through a few simple rules that will help you come up with the numbers on the spot. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and get this PDF.

After that, if you just want a list of Japanese numbers to refer to, you’ll want this PDF.

5. 101 Japanese Exercises Workbook for Beginners

Looking for something a bit more interactive?

Like Japanese worksheets or workbooks?

Well, this workbook gives you 101+ beginner level questions. Don’t worry, the questions are easy if you follow the lessons that I introduce on in the inside. There are plenty of exercises: matching, translation, multiple choice, grammar, plus a lot of repeated questions for extra review.

Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji PDFs

1. Learn Hiragana in 1 Hour.

This will teach you the Japanese Alphabet called Hiragana in under 1 hour — this is based on the Learn Hiragana in 1 Hour guide I have on my blog. Except here, you get it as a PDF.

2 Learn to Write Hiragana – Worksheets.

This is a PDF printable worksheet for you to print and practice Hiragana. Made by our friends at pdf-language-lessons.com. Feel free to use this in conjunction with the lessons above.

3. Learn Katakana in 1 Hour (Old Edition).

Katakana is a Japanese alphabet, reads like Hiragana, except the characters are different. It’s used for foreign words and scientific terms. And this guide, which you can save as a PDF, will help you master it in 1 hour or so.

You can access this guide on my blog here as well: https://www.linguajunkie.com/japanese/japanese-katakana-under

4. Learn How to Write Katakana

This lesson was given to us by our friends at PDF-Language-Lessons.com. Inside are 10 exercises that will help you master Katakana. These are printable, exercise writing sheets.

5. Top 50 Japanese Kanji PDF.

Which Kanji should you know as a beginner?

Well, you can always start here. This guide contains the 50 most common Kanji along with the readings and the meanings. It’s only 2 pages long so print it double-sided and use it as a Kanji cheat sheet.

6. Hiragana & Hiragana PDF Chart

If you just want a Hiragana chart to keep for reference, this PDF is for you — a laid-out chart of all the Hiragana characters, the readings, and the dakuten/handakuten.

Click the button below for access.

For the Katakana PDF chart, click the button below. It’s the same format as the other chart above — readings, dakuten/handakuten all provided.

Click below.

Vocab & Phrases PDF Lessons

Now if you want to learn common Japanese words and phrases…

1. Vocab Topic PDFs

In this section, you’ll find vocabulary PDFs per topic. Click on the links below.

• Japanese vegetable vocabulary – most common vegetables in Japanese
• Japanese fruit vocabulary – most common fruits in Japanese
• Introducing yourself in Japanese – phrases for introducing yourself and talking about yourself
• Japanese greetings – All the phrases you need to say hi and bye
• Saying thank you in Japanese – most common phrases for expressing gratitude
• 101 thank you phrases in Japanese – saying thank you for all kinds of situations.
• Japanese travel phrases – Japanese pdf lesson with must-know travel phrases
• Bad Japanese Words PDF – 40+ bad words ranging from mild curses to terrible ones
• I hate you in Japanese – I know, I know, I also also need a “love phrases” but in the meantime, you can have this
• Japanese love words and phrases – Okay, now this Japanese PDF lesson page doesn’t feel weird… inside you’ll learn 30+ love-related words and phrases.
• Reasons for Learning Japanese Phrases – Why are you learning Japanese? Can you answer this question? This PDF lesson gives you the most common phrases.

2. Top 500 Japanese Verbs List.

Okay kids, this is a big lesson. 500 verbs inside this free PDF. This is a GOLDMINE for TRUE Japanese learners or anyone interested… and a waste of time for anyone that doesn’t want to learn. You get the verbs, the translations, the romaji and sample sentences.

3. 1001 Japanese Sentences

The goal of this book is simple: to expose you to SO MUCH Japanese that your brain starts recognizing how the language works on its own. Words. Sentence patterns. Grammar rules.

Simply by reading and re-reading thorough ’em, you’ll get used to them. Quantity over quality is the design. The repetition does the teaching.

Japanese Grammar PDF Lessons

1. Japanese Particles PDF Lessons

A) Japanese Particles PDF Cheat Sheet

Want a rundown of all of the most common Japanese particles?

Of course you do. So you’ll want this Japanese particles PDF cheat sheet with examples to help things stick. Use this as a reference while you’re learning the language.

B) The Big Fat List of Japanese Particles Ebook.

Okay, this is one one of those Japanese PDF Lessons meant for more… advanced or grammar minded learners. Inside you get the particles, their uses plus example sentences.

2. Asking Questions in Japanese

Want to know how to ask questions in Japanese?

It’s easy. This Japanese PDF lesson teaches you the basics of Japanese questions. You can also practice writing the lines out if you want.

3. Top 5 Easy Japanese Sentence Patterns — 5 Lesson PDF Course.

Want to speak Japanese and make your own sentences?

You’ll need to know these easy sentence patterns. And that’s where this free course comes in. Great for new beginners that want to understand how Japanese works… instead of wondering if you’re getting it right or not.

4. The Big Fat Japanese Picture Book

With this big 93-page Japanese PDF book, you will learn beginner words, phrases and grammar rules. Basically, it’s a big collection of “Japanese-learning” pictures.

How should you learn Japanese with this? Simply review and read through. Remember, it’s repetition and practice, NOT “brains” or “smarts” that will help you master Japanese.

5. Desu in Japanese

Wondering what the Japanese desu is….? How it works? When it’s used?

This Japanese PDF lesson covers everything you need to know about using desu… when not to use… how to conjugate, and more. Check it out, eh?

6. 10 Japanese Conversations

Want to learn some Japanese conversations?

And all the words inside? This Japanese PDF lesson gives you 10, including translations. Review it as much as possible for fluency. You’ll see grammar rules in use rather than just reading about grammar rules.

7. Japanese Beginner N5 Grammar Rules

This PDF is a collection of the must-know beginner grammar rules for the N5 level. You’ll get the rules, explanations, and then examples on the following pages.

8. Japanese Verb Conjugation Lesson

I know… that you know… that Japanese verb conjugation is as tough as nails. Maybe not nails. But hard. So, in this PDF lesson, I list out all the godan, ichiban and irregular verb conjugations. Your job is to review until these patterns are stuck in your noggin.

Bonus PDFs

There next Japanese PDFs are more so resources than just lessons. Like, flashcards for example.

1. PDF Flashcards for Hiragana & Katakana

If you prefer Japanese Flashcards…

Then you can check out the PDF Hiragana and Katakana Flashcards and learn the characters by drilling the cards. Just print them out, cut them out, and drill the cards until you know ’em all. Easy enough.

You can get both of these Flashcards on my Japanese Flashcards page

A) Hiragana Flashcards

B) Katakana Flashcards –

Japanese PDF Stories & Books

Here are some bonus PDF books about learning Japanese that you may enjoy!

And if you want to learn Japanese with stories…

Check out my collection of beginner-levels stories which you can read right after learning to read and write in Japanese…

FAQ

1. How to Learn with these Japanese PDF Lessons? Great question, glad you asked. Ultimately, you get as much as you put in. Look at ’em once and well… it’ll be no different from any other resource you look at once. Use it many times and you will learn a lot of Japanese. So, here are a few tips…

• First, print out the PDFs. Having them on your device is cool but at that point, you will only be able to read through and not take full advantage. So, if you can, print.
• Second, keep the PDFs somewhere nearby. The beauty of physical material is that if it’s near you and in your field of vision, you will use it.
• Third, read through the PDFs. You’ll become better at Japanese the more you interact with it and get used to it. So, the more you review the PDFs the better.
• Fourth, write on it! Assuming you printed the Japanese PDF lessons, you can also practice writing out the words and phrases on that very same sheet. Writing things out will help the Japanese stick in your brain.
• Fifth, re-use it. The other beauty of PDFs is that you can print them out as many times as you want. If you wrote on a sheet… print out a new one and practice some more!

3. What’s the big deal with PDF lessons? PDFs are like digital ebooks. You can save them, read them, and heck… if you print, you can also use them as practice worksheets.

4. What’s the best way to learn Japanese? You may wondering this if you’re here. As much as these lessons can help, they’re still a step in the long journey of learning… and don’t give you everything. My recommendation to learn Japanese is JapanesePod101 and you can read the review here -> JapanesePod101 review.

5. What I have questions or requests for lessons? Leave a comment below and I’ll take a look and see what I can do, cool?

Conclusion & Secret Bonus

I hope you enjoyed these PDFs.

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Also, please let me know which ones you liked best, so I can make more.

And in the meantime, stay tuned.

More Japanese PDF lessons are coming soon.

Other helpful links:

• Japanese Free MP3 Lessons
• Japanese textbooks
• Japanese cheat sheets for beginners

– The Junkie

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