Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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A podcast episode for upper beginners to intermediate learners featuring a story about a daughter's musical performance, with vocabulary lists, comprehension questions, and optional transcripts for members.
A series of lessons teaching fundamental Japanese vocabulary and expressions through short examples and cultural context. Designed for absolute beginners building foundational word knowledge.
A free guide to reading Japanese websites, with a worked library-notice exercise, glosses, comprehension questions, reading suggestions by level, and 25 useful words. It explains how to combine original-text reading with contextual lookups and optional bilingual support.
Practice test and study materials for JLPT N1, the highest proficiency level, including vocabulary and reading sections, listening audio, kanji lists, and tips for improving reading comprehension scores.
Provides hiragana reading practice using Japanese folktales with furigana. Designed for beginners to develop reading fluency without focusing on grammar or vocabulary comprehension.
Furigana explained: what the small kana printed above kanji actually do, why they're a beginner's best friend for reading, and when to start relying on them less.
Guide to Japanese onomatopoeia with over 100 examples organized by category, including sound words, feeling words, and state descriptions. Explains patterns for memorization and how to learn them through manga reading.
Collection of Japanese side dish recipes with instructions, videos, and Japanese names, helping learners understand food vocabulary and Japanese culinary culture through accessible cooking examples.
Five audiobooks containing twelve Japanese folktales taught layer-by-layer with vocabulary previews, slow and natural-speed readings, line-by-line explanations, and comprehension questions.
Complete katakana chart showing all 46 basic characters, dakuten and handakuten marks, combination sounds, and reading tips with romaji equivalents and audio. For beginners learning to read and write katakana.
The more reading you do (not merely the more time you spend reading), the better
Guide to learning Japanese through manga, covering kanji with furigana, ateji characters, onomatopoeia, adverbs, and casual phrases used by native speakers. Suited for beginners exploring reading practice.
A curated guide to 20+ reading materials for beginners, including news sites, manga, children's stories, novels, games, and videos with annotations or audio support to aid comprehension.
A graded reading article about traditional Japanese hibachi charcoal heaters, with furigana, vocabulary lists, example sentences, and comprehension questions for elementary learners.
Kanshudo's Reading Corner provides graded Japanese texts from beginner to advanced levels, including fiction, news, and poetry, with integrated vocabulary, kanji, and grammar support for learners.
Guide to ten beginner-friendly Japanese picture books with explanations of what makes each one useful for language learners, study techniques, and recommended reading strategies.
An intermediate to advanced course using authentic news articles from Hiragana Times to teach Japanese through contemporary political, economic, and social issues.
Hiragana Times is a bilingual magazine for Japanese learners featuring articles on Japanese culture, language evolution, and contemporary issues with audio support and furigana.
An article about autumn leaves in Japan written at N5 level with furigana, explaining the vocabulary and cultural practice of leaf-viewing. Includes audio and related graded readers for beginners.
Fifty advanced Japanese articles on science, technology, economics, philosophy and society with word-level translation. For JLPT N1 learners preparing for the reading section.
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