Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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Annotated Japanese traditional song しゃぼん玉 (Bubbles) with furigana, vocabulary definitions, and grammatical explanations for beginners learning to read and understand Japanese through music.
Free Japanese stories at JLPT N4 level. 600–800 characters, 7–10 pages, JLPT N4 grammar · slight narrative twists.
Ten full-length JLPT N2 mock exams and five shorter practice tests in real exam format with timed sections and score reporting.
A graded reading article about Okinawa's Churaumi fireworks festival written at N4 level, with vocabulary support and cultural context for intermediate learners.
Satori Reader offers graded Japanese stories for reading practice at multiple levels, available through free and paid subscription plans with offline access and new content added weekly.
Hiragana Times magazine for October 2025 offers graded reading material about Japanese culture, history, and language through articles on topics including sushi, fermentation, kanji, and seasonal traditions, with audio.
Directory of websites and online tools organized by skill and topic, including reading materials, graded readers, news sources and dictionaries for intermediate Japanese learners.
Blog posts with graded Japanese reading passages at JLPT N2 and N3 levels, covering topics like manga, karaoke, and kanji apps, designed for intermediate learners preparing for the JLPT.
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.
Complete JLPT N2 grammar reference with explanations, example sentences, and practice questions for upper-intermediate learners preparing for the exam.
Guide to Obon, Japan's summer festival honoring ancestors, covering its history, rituals, regional celebrations, and how to participate. Suitable for learners wanting to understand Japanese cultural practices.
A curated guide to Japanese websites for learning vocabulary and cultural information about world countries and their flags, with quizzes and reference materials suitable for beginner to intermediate learners.
Ten famous Eren Yeager lines from Attack on Titan in Japanese with romaji, English translation, and detailed grammar explanations.
An illustrated guide to twenty masterpieces of Japanese landscape painting from ukiyo-e woodblock prints to ink paintings and folding screens, covering major artistic media and historical periods from the fifteenth.
A simple N5 level story about a girl visiting a bakery with her mother, presented with furigana, English translations, and related grammar lessons for beginning Japanese learners.
Ten literary stories of around 900 characters each, built around N1 grammar patterns. Each story includes English translation, vocabulary list, grammar notes, JLPT-style questions, and audio.
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.
Easy Japanese news articles with furigana and English translations for learners at N3-N5 levels. Each article covers current events in simplified language with vocabulary support.
Hiragana Times publishes a monthly magazine with news, culture, and lifestyle articles written in easy Japanese for learners. Back issues are available for purchase in print or digital formats.
A curated directory of fourteen Japanese reading resources organized by annotation level, audio availability, and difficulty control.
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