Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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Guide to Japanese graded readers with explanations of extensive reading strategy and reviews of major graded reader collections and apps for learners of all ages.
An intermediate Japanese reading passage about preparing for a typhoon in Japan, with comprehension questions, vocabulary lists, and useful expressions for JLPT N4, N3 level learners.
A collection of classic Japanese stories with study materials for beginners and intermediate learners, including works by Natsume Soseki and Miyazawa Kenji with audio and vocabulary support.
A free JLPT N3 reading story about a flatmate who leaves lights on, with furigana, English translation, vocabulary list, grammar explanations, and comprehension questions.
A curated list of Japanese books organized by reading level from Level 0 to Level 3, designed for learners to practice extensive reading without translation.
Article about traditional Japanese minka folk houses, their design, and cultural significance, with parallel Japanese and English text including furigana for learners.
A graded story about an employee writing an apology email to his manager, featuring N3 grammar patterns with furigana, vocabulary list, grammar explanations, and comprehension questions.
A collection of 14 short stories graded to JLPT N5 level, with furigana on every word, vocabulary notes, grammar explanations, and a tap-to-look-up dictionary for beginners.
A graded N5 reading story about a boy taking a train to his grandmother's town, with furigana, English translations, and related grammar lessons on particles, counters, and verb forms.
A textbook presenting three complete classic Japanese novels in parallel Japanese-English format with furigana and audio files, designed for advanced learners to read works by Kawabata, Mishima, and Tanizaki.
Audio recordings of famous Japanese classic stories with gentle rain sounds, read at intermediate level to help learners develop listening comprehension.
Portal collecting websites and apps for reading easy Japanese, including news sites with furigana, audio support, and dictionary tools designed for beginner learners.
Archive of Japanese novel reviews with synopses and difficulty ratings. Helps intermediate and advanced learners select authentic novels matched to their level.
A realistic method for learning kanji without burning out: learn them in words not isolation, use radicals and spaced repetition, and how many you actually need to read Japanese.
Three digital books that teach Japanese through seventy-five classical haiku poems by Chiyo-ni, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, and Natsume Sōseki, with furigana, vocabulary lists, simple Japanese explanations, English analysis,.
Free JLPT N5 reading practice with graded stories and articles, furigana, audio, and word lookup tools designed for learners at the earliest beginner level.
Collection of 31 free N4-level short stories and essays with full vocabulary and grammar breakdowns, furigana, and instant dictionary lookups for intermediate learners.
Real Japanese YouTube Shorts with synced transcripts in furigana and English, searchable vocabulary, and study tools including dictation, shadowing, and comprehension quizzes for learners from N5 to N1.
An intermediate-level Japanese reading passage about typhoon season in Japan with furigana, vocabulary list, and JLPT N3 preparation material from the author's personal diary.
A curated list of eight free Japanese reading websites organized by JLPT level from N5 beginners to N1 advanced learners, including graded readers, news sites, and classic literature with tips for building a daily.
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