Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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Jumping into reading native material can be quite intimidating at first, especially with the huge amount of vocab required and a complicated writing system like kanji.
Guide to reading manga in Japanese for beginners, with recommended titles organized by difficulty level from N5 to N2, techniques for effective reading, and tools for looking up kanji while reading.
A collection of simplified news articles in Japanese with furigana and English translations, covering current events and designed for intermediate learners at JLPT N3-N5 levels.
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Collection of current news stories presented in easy Japanese with furigana and English translations for learners at N3 to N5 levels. Stories cover recent events in Japan and build reading comprehension skills.
A short N5 story about two people shopping for curry ingredients at a supermarket. The text includes furigana, English translations, and related grammar lessons for beginner learners.
A romaji version of the traditional Japanese folktale Issunboushi with English translations and vocabulary support. Designed for beginners learning to recognize Japanese sounds before studying kana or kanji.
Guide to learning Japanese through manga for beginners, covering common phrases, vocabulary, kanji recognition, and recommended starter series. Includes strategies for using manga as a learning tool.
A subscription platform offering 1650+ Japanese stories with adaptive difficulty levels, native voice acting, grammar explanations, contextual vocabulary, and flashcard integration for reading and listening practice.
Student testimonials from learners who have practiced tadoku, or extensive reading, for over six months, showing improvements in reading speed, vocabulary, confidence, and enjoyment of Japanese texts.
A multilingual reading app for learning Japanese, Chinese, English and German through daily updated articles with tap-to-translate dictionary, native audio for listening practice, and vocabulary notebooks for retention.
A website by Noriko, a Japanese teacher, offering a podcast with transcripts, reading challenges for building daily habits, a supportive community for intermediate and advanced learners, and one-to-one coaching for.
A collection of Japanese dinner recipes with ingredients, instructions, and Japanese names, helping learners understand food vocabulary and Japanese culinary culture through cooking.
Hiragana Times is a bilingual magazine for Japanese learners featuring articles on Japanese culture, language evolution, and contemporary issues with audio support and furigana.
A curated list of eleven websites for learning Japanese, organized by skill area including reading, listening, speaking, writing and grammar. Covers resources for learners from beginner to advanced levels.
Guide to reading manga in Japanese for beginners, explaining how furigana supports early reading and measuring kanji coverage in dialogue versus narrative texts.
Thirty-four graded reading passages at JLPT N2 level on topics like culture, society, and science, each with furigana, audio, and comprehension quizzes for upper-intermediate learners.
Blog posts exploring Japanese culture, literature, seasonal expressions, and vocabulary through topics like traditional arts, classic authors, and cultural practices.
A free in-person Japanese reading club meeting weekly in Tokyo where beginners can practice reading Japanese books with support from NPO staff and other learners.
Bilingual illustrated article about the historical and cultural significance of matsuri in Japan, with furigana annotations and audio practice.
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