Bible Japanese Page
聖(せい)書(しょ)日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)

 

 

·        Online Japanese Bible with furigana as well as English translation!!!

·        Learn Japanese by studying the Bible!!!

·        I will be using the Denmo Seisho Translation because it is in the public domain and easier to read than the Kougouyaku translation I was previously using. The English translation is taken from the World English Bible (WEB) which is a modern translation based on the 1901 American Standard Version (ASV).

Japanese/English Bibles with furigana!!!

 

(1)   Japanese/English Bible with Old & New Testaments. (Shinkaiyaku & NIV translations)

·        Available in the US from Multilanguage Media

 

(2)   Japanese/English New Testament from the Living Bible

 

Language Learning Tools

 

·        There are some good tools available on and off the web to help you study Japanese.

(1)
Enter the address of a webpage which has Japanese encoding into the URL box. In the 辞書box next to that, choose the 日本語à英語 function and hit GO. Now the new page will show pop-ups in English of the meanings of the words as you pass your mouse over them! COOL! (Click here to take you to the Popjisyo webpage.)

(2)

      JBrowse is another very good to that allows you to read webpages in Japanese. It's a plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer that adds furigana and word definitions to Japanese web pages. COOL! (Click here to take you to the JBrowse webpage.)

(3)
In the Dictionary Tool box cut and paste the text you want to read and click the JPàENG button below. At the next page you may have to click the highlighted link 結果のページ. You will be taken to a new page where the Japanese text is shown on the left hand side with a list of vocabulary on the right. (Click here to take you to the Reading Tutor webpage.)

 

(4)

      JquickTrans is a very good and inexpensive tool that has many features for studying Japanese. You can insert Japanese text and it will produce a list of words. You can then select specific words to create a vocabulary list to study from. This saved vocabulary list file can be used in the Kanji Trainer Penpen program below which is really convenient. You can also download a conversion program that turns this vocabulary file into a file that can be used for flashcards in JFC as well as in the King Kanji flashcard program.  (Click here to take you to the JquickTrans webpage.)

 

(5)

Kanji Trainer Penpen is a fun and FREE program that helps you learn kanji. You have to match the meaning and reading of a kanji or kanji compound before the penguin pushes a block of ice to the other side of the screen. Try it out. It makes learning fun!  (Click the icon above to take you to the Kanji Penpen webpage.)

·        You can also make Kanji/Vocabulary flashcards for use in the JFC (Japanese Flash Card) program. If you don't have JWP (Japanese Word Processor) you should get that as well. They are both excellent FREEWARE programs!

A Plan of Study

 

(1)   Each book chapter has three columns. The left column is the English translation, the middle column has Japanese with furigana, and the third column has Japanese without furigana. Start off trying to read the middle column alternating between that and the English translation.

a.      You can also go to the POPjisyo page mentioned above and paste the webpage address of the chapter you are studying into the URL link and hit GO. At the new page you'll then be able to pass your mouse over the Japanese and the English meaning with pop up.

(2)   Make JFC flashcards to study the kanji and vocabulary in the chapter

(3)   Make Kanji Pen Pen files to study the vocabulary in the chapter

(4)   There is software available for purchase off the web called "Voice of Japan" which allows you to paste Japanese text into a window and then it will use speech recognition to read the text. It's pretty cool!

(5)   While listening to the audio try to follow along by repeating the verses in Japanese.

(6)   Study any new grammar points that you don't know.

(7)   The English column has a button titled "Hide English" and "Show English". Click the "Hide English" button and try reading/translating the Japanese text either with or without the furigana. If you need help click the "Show English" button.

New Testament Books

(Click the link above to take you to the New Testament Books)

Click here to let me know what you think about the webpage as well as any comments, suggestions, etc.

***I give credit for this page and the layout of the Japanese Bible pages to Clay Boutwell of the "JapanesePage.com" fame. He has a section on his webpage titled "The Japanese Bible" which was my inspiration. Thanks Clay!***