JAPN 5

About this course

The second-quarter of intermediate Japanese. Introduces the Japanese language and culture with further development of materials presented in JAPN D004. The emphasis will be on acquisition of the second-quarter intermediate level of four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) as well as the sociocultural knowledge which plays an important role in communicating in the target language. Oral practice is based on an understanding of the language structures which will also be emphasized. Sixty-two more kanji, Sino-Japanese characters will be introduced. Students will develop intermediate level reading strategies and writing skills integrating hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• JAPN D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Japanese)
• or

Catalog wording: “JAPN D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Japanese) or equivalent”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list JAPN 5 as a prerequisite.

• JAPN 6Intermediate Japanese (Third Quarter)

Transfer pathways that use JAPN 5

ASSIST maps JAPN 5 to a requirement in 32 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• JapaneseDe Anza → San Francisco State
• International StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Japanese Language and LiteratureDe Anza → UC Irvine
• East Asian CulturesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Asian StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• JapaneseDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Social Science for TeachersDe Anza → Simpson University
• Social ScienceDe Anza → Simpson University
• Liberal StudiesDe Anza → Simpson University
• General Studies AADe Anza → Simpson University
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Linguistics - Interdisciplinary Language Studies Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• JapaneseDe Anza → San Jose State
• Japanese StudiesDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Chemistry, B.A. andDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley