Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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A short N5-level story about a child harvesting a tomato from a balcony garden, with furigana, vocabulary support, and related grammar lessons for beginner readers.
A series of six graded reading books with stories from Japanese and world literature, featuring beautiful illustrations and designed to teach Japanese language and culture at different proficiency levels.
Dictionary tool providing Japanese sentences containing specific kanji with English translations for learners to see vocabulary and kanji in context.
A beginner-level news story about Japan's largest imoni festival in Yamagata, presented with furigana, full English translation, and native audio for learners.
Makoto is a monthly digital magazine with short Japanese stories, vocabulary explanations, grammar notes, and native speaker audio, aimed at beginner to intermediate learners.
Free language learning guides tied to manga, including Japanese guides covering vocabulary and kanji reading at multiple levels, plus a hiragana reader called Hiragana Hunters.
Guide explaining when learners can start reading Japanese and how to choose appropriate material at each proficiency level, from kana mastery through advanced texts.
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A bundle of four eBooks with audio files containing beginner-level stories and phrase lessons designed for learners who know hiragana and basic grammar, featuring vocabulary and kanji in context with English.
Easy Japanese news stories with kanji annotations and English translations for intermediate learners. Each article covers current events at N3-N5 level difficulty.
Hiragana Times offers digital magazine packages with simplified Japanese articles and accompanying audio for learners to read and listen to simultaneously, available in six or twelve-issue bundles.
A guide explaining how kanji radicals work, why they help learners recognize and remember characters, and how to use them for dictionary searches.
A platform offering Japanese news articles graded by JLPT level from N5 to N1, with vocabulary annotations and reading practice to build comprehension skills across different proficiency levels.
A collection of simplified Japanese news articles with furigana and English translations covering current events, aimed at learners at N3-N5 levels.
Explains how Japanese writing systems work, covering vertical (tategaki) and horizontal (yokogaki) writing directions with historical context. Suited for beginners learning about Japanese reading conventions.
A directory of 19 online resources for advanced Japanese reading, including graded readers, digital libraries, audio materials, and literary collections selected for learners.
A language learning app using comprehensible input and real content like podcasts, books, and videos for reading and listening practice.
Guide to katakana loanwords that have shifted meanings in Japanese and wasei-eigo words coined in Japan, explaining why they may confuse English speakers and how to recognize them in translation.
A graded Japanese reader presenting the classic fable of the tortoise and hare with furigana, detailed vocabulary notes, and audio at slow and normal speeds for beginners learning to read connected prose.
MyAnimeList database entry for Yotsuba&., a manga about a five-year-old girl's daily life with simple artwork and dialogue. Suitable for beginning readers and learners seeking accessible Japanese narrative.
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