The NihonShock Ultimate Cheat Sheet is a free, two-page study tool put out by Lloyd Vincent of the Japan blog NihonShock. The Ultimate Cheat Sheet contains a huge amount of information all in one place and nicely organized. Aimed at helping new to intermediate students of Japanese, the cheat sheet provides the hiragana and katakana alphabets, a quick guide to Japanese particles, tips on how to conjugate verbs, and common grammatical forms.

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Pros

• Absolutely free!
• Tons of resources.
• Very helpful for beginners.

Cons

• Too awesome.
• Too free.

Final Word?

What more can I say? When NihonShock says that it has the Ultimate Cheat Sheet, it’s not kidding. This cheat sheet has almost every resource imaginable for those just starting to learn Japanese to those at a more intermediate level. This cheat sheet alone won’t teach you Japanese, but it’s great tool to supplement your Japanese studies.

The banner on the site for the cheat sheet depicts Moses himself bearing the 10 Commandments, bringing them unto his people. For this cheat sheet, that kind of imagery might not be that much of an exaggeration.

Did I mention that it’s free? Grab it now and check it out yourself!