Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
745 pages
A short N5 story about three friends singing at a karaoke room on a rainy day. The story includes furigana, sentence-by-sentence English translations, and related grammar lessons on i-adjectives, te-form, and other N5.
A bilingual magazine for Japanese learners featuring news, cultural articles, audio content, and seasonal language learning with content for intermediate readers.
A beginner-level news story about Shichi-Go-San preparations at a Fukuoka shrine, with furigana, English translation, and native audio for reading practice.
Collection of twelve Japanese proverbs and idioms with literal meanings, cultural context, audio, example sentences, and connections to English equivalents.
A guide to learning katakana with lessons on common katakana words, grammar applications with foreign words, and complete beginner instruction covering character forms, stroke order, and pronunciation.
Free JLPT N5 short stories in Japanese, with kana, beginner kanji, furigana, and tap-to-translate support.
Review of KLC Graded Reading Sets, a three-volume series of sentences organized by kanji from the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course, with grammar glosses and references.
Archive of beginner-friendly manga reviews with Japanese reading and vocabulary practice for popular series including Dandadan, My Hero Academia, and The Promised Neverland.
A beginner-level Japanese news story about a fundraiser in Tokyo supporting Nepal landslide victims, presented with furigana, English translation, and native audio for reading practice.
A collection of 170 advanced Japanese texts from classical literature and short stories organized by length and topic, designed for learners preparing for JLPT N1 and seeking native-level reading comprehension.
Archive of classical Japanese literature texts with audio, including works by Natsume Soseki, Miyazawa Kenji, and Niimi Nankichi, designed for learners from beginner to intermediate levels.
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.
A free JLPT N3 reading story about a flatmate who leaves lights on, with furigana, English translation, vocabulary list, grammar explanations, and comprehension questions.
Collection of free N5-level graded stories covering everyday topics, travel, culture, and food designed for complete beginners. Stories use simplified grammar and vocabulary to build reading confidence.
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.
A structured 7-day guide to learning hiragana using mnemonics, stroke order practice, and real Japanese words with audio. Designed for beginners to reach recognition and basic fluency in one week.
A graded N5 story in twenty sentences about two students comparing paper airplanes, with furigana, translations, grammar notes, and related lessons on comparisons and sentence patterns.
A page presenting Miyazawa Kenji's famous poem "Ame ni mo Makezu" with the original text in historical kana orthography, modern Japanese version, and English translation.
Free graded Japanese stories with furigana and romaji at beginner to JLPT N3 levels. Learners read traditional tales and contemporary short passages while building reading skills.
Resource hub for tools and databases helping learners and scholars read classical Japanese texts, including apps for learning kuzushiji cursive script, -powered character recognition platforms, and medieval manuscript.
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