# Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture

- Institution: IIT Kanpur
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Vatsala Misra
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104181)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104181)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Introduction to Japanese Scripts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/658dbbb646d6) (Video)
2. [Jikou Shoukai ã€€ã˜ã“ã†ã€€ã—ã‚‡ã†ã‹ã„](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/b4f6ce66be55) (Video)
3. [Dochira kara desu ka? ã©ã¡ã‚‰ã€€ã‹ã‚‰ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/45d51306ab2b) (Video)
4. [Senmon wa nan desu ka? å°‚é–€ã€€ã¯ã€€ãªã‚“ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/704da96fd177) (Video)
5. [Kore wa hon desu.ã€€ã“ã‚Œã€€ã¯ã€€æœ¬ã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/770650f56ee1) (Video)
6. [Are wa nan desu ka? ã‚ã‚Œã€€ã¯ã€€ä½•ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/08f37a910a15) (Video)
7. [Ikura desu ka? ã„ãã‚‰ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/5b50a37a93c8) (Video)
8. [Ima nan-ji desu ka?ã€€ä»Šã€€ä½•æ™‚ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/1cb51d7a4c2d) (Video)
9. [Kaigi wa roku-ji han kara desu.ã€€ä¼šè­°ã€€ã¯ã€€å…­æ™‚ã€€åŠã€€ã‹ã‚‰ã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/c1c21b9d83a5) (Video)
10. [Ashita TÅkyÅ e ikimasu.ã€€æ˜Žæ—¥ã€€æ±äº¬ã€€ã¸ã€€è¡Œãã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/c56379ecc58e) (Video)
11. [Watashi wa mainichi roku-ji ni okimasu.ã€€ç§ã¯ã€€æ¯Žæ—¥ã€€å…­æ™‚ã€€ã«ã€€ãŠãã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/5bffb51a36a4) (Video)
12. [Itsu Kanpur e kimashita ka? ã„ã¤ã€€ã‚«ãƒ©ãƒ—ãƒ«ã€€ã¸ã€€æ¥ã¾ã—ãŸã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/99bfada652e6) (Video)
13. [YÅ«binkyoku wa asoko ni arimasu.ã€€æ¹¯ä¾¿å±€ã€€ã¯ã€€ã‚ãã“ã€€ã«ã€€ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/612fb25290ea) (Video)
14. [Rao san wa doko ni imasu ka? ãƒ©ã‚ªã€€ã•ã‚“ã€€ã¯ã€€ã©ã“ã€€ã«ã€€ã„ã¾ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/40b1f4bf2bcc) (Video)
15. [Pikunikku e ikimashÅ.ã€€ãƒ”ã‚¯ãƒ‹ãƒƒã‚¯ã€€ã¸ã€€ã„ãã¾ã—ã‚‡ã†ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/74c4cf965b6f) (Video)
16. [Kesa pan to tamago o tabemashita. ä»Šæœã€€ãƒ‘ãƒ³ã€€ã¨ã€€ãŸã¾ã”ã€€ã‚’ã€€é£Ÿã¹ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ã€€](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/a7289b2f06b3) (Video)
17. [Depa-to no tonari no biru wa ginkÅ desu.ã€€ã§ãƒ‘ãƒ¼ãƒˆã€€ã®ã€€ã¨ãªã‚Šã€€ã®ã€€ãƒ“ãƒ«ã€€ã¯ã€€éŠ€è¡Œã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/fddeaff334e0) (Video)
18. [Taj hoteru wa ookii hoteru desu.ã€€ã‚¿ã‚¸ã€€ãƒ›ãƒ†ãƒ«ã€€ã¯ã€€å¤§ãã„ã€€ãƒ›ãƒ†ãƒ«ã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/921cd56c15ea) (Video)
19. [Hoteru de nani o tabemashita ka?ã€€ ãƒ›ãƒ†ãƒ«ã€€ã§ã€€ãªã«ã€€ã‚’ã€€é£Ÿã¹ã¾ã—ãŸã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/eb6b01747d70) (Video)
20. [TÅkyÅ wa Åki kute kirei desu.ã€€æ±äº¬ã€€ã¯ã€€å¤§ããã¦ã€€ãã‚Œã„ã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/08284ad36f91) (Video)
21. [Ko-hi- wa oishiku arimasen.ã€€ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒ’ãƒ¼ã€€ã¯ã€€ãŠã„ã—ãã€€ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã›ã‚“ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/af3217a24176) (Video)
22. [Hantai Kotoba ( Opposites)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/0e08d2120911) (Video)
23. [Watashi wa mainichi miruku o nomimasu.ã€€ç§ã¯ã€€æ¯Žæ—¥ã€€ãƒŸãƒ«ã‚¯ã€€ã‚’ã€€é£²ã¿ã¾ã™ã€‚ã€€](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/d03f2ed980d7) (Video)
24. [Watashi wa oniisan ni kamera o moratta.ã€€ç§ã¯ã€€ãŠå…„ã•ã‚“ã€€ã«ã€€ã‚«ãƒ¡ãƒ©ã€€ã‚’ã€€ã‚‚ã‚‰ã£ãŸã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/a6143a91cdf9) (Video)
25. [Nani o tabetai desu ka? ä½•ã€€ã‚’ã€€é£Ÿã¹ãŸã„ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/8567a09bdb73) (Video)
26. [Nani o sashiagemasu ka?ã€€ãªã«ã€€ã‚’ã€€ã•ã—ã‚ã’ã¾ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/f3f66b15e456) (Video)
27. [Sensei wa watashi ni hon o kuremashita.ã€€å…ˆç”Ÿã€€ã¯ã€€ç§ã€€ã«ã€€æœ¬ã€€ã‚’ã€€ãã‚Œã¾ã—ãŸã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/6251db713af4) (Video)
28. [Watashi wa pikunikku e ikitakunai.ã€€ç§ã¯ã€€ãƒ”ã‚¯ãƒ‹ãƒƒã‚¯ã€€ã¸ã€€è¡ŒããŸããªã„ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/49a4726df196) (Video)
29. [Chotto matte kudasai.ã€€ã¡ã‚‡ã£ã¨ã€€ã¾ã£ã¦ã€€ãã ã•ã„ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/b74be789ead2) (Video)
30. [Ke-ki o tabete mite kudasai.ã€€ã‚±ãƒ¼ã‚­ã€€ã‚’ã€€é£Ÿã¹ã¦ã€€ã¿ã¦ã€€ãã ã•ã„ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/3506c638a5a6) (Video)
31. [Heya ni nani ga arimasu ka?ã€€éƒ¨å±‹ã€€ã«ã€€ä½•ã€€ãŒã€€ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/ccec153a7275) (Video)
32. [Nani o shite imasu ka?ã€€ä½•ã€€ã‚’ã€€ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/50984e99689c) (Video)
33. [TÅkyÅ ni sunde imasu.ã€€ æ±äº¬ã€€ã«ã€€ã™ã‚“ã§ã€€ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/59a04a964bb4) (Video)
34. [Kanji ga kakemasu.ã€€æ¼¢å­—ã€€ãŒã€€ã‹ã‘ã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/38a68c783fed) (Video)
35. [ImÅto wa ningyÅ o hoshigatte imasu.ã€€ã„ã‚‚ã†ã¨ã€€ã¯ã€€ã«ã‚“ãŽã‚‡ã†ã€€ã‚’ã€€ã»ã—ãŒã£ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/7f0e25aa8c15) (Video)
36. [Watashi wa Aisukuri-mu ga daisuki desu. ã€€ç§ã¯ã€€ã‚¢ã‚¤ã‚¹ã‚¯ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ ã€€ãŒã€€å¤§å¥½ãã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/c4332b959c9a) (Video)
37. [Aisukuri-mu ga ke-ki yori suki desu.ã€€ã‚¢ã‚¤ã‚¹ã‚¯ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ ã€€ãŒã€€ã‚±ãƒ¼ã‚­ã€€ã‚ˆã‚Šã€€å¥½ãã€€ã§ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/32f74f9e7ffc) (Video)
38. [Kutsu o kai ni ikimasu.ã€€ãã¤ã€€ã‚’ã€€ã‹ã„ã«ã€€ã„ãã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/6f8c77f80c6e) (Video)
39. [Ashita motto atsuku narimasu.ã€€æ˜Žæ—¥ã€€ã‚‚ã£ã¨ã€€ã‚ã¤ãã€€ãªã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/237d202d5b19) (Video)
40. [Rainen TÅkyÅ e iku to omoimasu.ã€€æ¥å¹´ã€€æ±äº¬ã€€ã¸ã€€è¡Œãã€€ã¨ã€€æ€ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/36b10fbd5d24) (Video)
41. [Pen de kaite mo ii desu ka.ã€€ãƒšãƒ³ã€€ã§ã€€æ›¸ã„ã¦ã€€ã‚‚ã€€ã„ã„ã€€ã§ã™ã€€ã‹ï¼Ÿ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/92a05a1289e3) (Video)
42. [New Expressions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/f6a8b9b6077a) (Video)
43. [Revision](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/ca856d330ba6) (Video)
44. [Kanji I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/97a9e074ad10) (Video)
45. [Kanji II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104181/cc8882fb7246) (Video)
