Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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Eight-book digital bundle teaching Japanese through realistic dialogues covering greetings, restaurant, directions, business, and idioms, with audio recordings, Anki decks, and multiple formats for beginner to upper.
A blog article explaining how extensive reading develops Japanese proficiency through neuroscience research, covering kanji learning through context, grammar intuition, and cultural competence for learners at all levels.
Practice test and study materials for JLPT N2 including mock exam questions, kanji lists, reading strategies, and exam overview for learners preparing for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
A curated directory of fourteen Japanese reading resources organized by annotation level, audio availability, and difficulty control.
Guide to 19 foundational kanji covering nature, calendar words, body parts, and positions, explaining meanings, readings, origins, and example words for learners moving from pictographic shapes to JLPT practice.
Blog analyzing Haruki Murakami's writing, covering grammar concepts like transitive and intransitive verbs through close reading of his texts, with a podcast and newsletter for intermediate learners.
Guide to studying Japanese through sentences at different proficiency levels, covering effective methods for beginners through advanced learners and strategies for selecting and organizing sentences in flashcard systems.
A browser extension that provides instant dictionary lookups with readings, meanings, pitch accent diagrams and kanji stroke order animations when hovering over Japanese text on any webpage.
Guide to using manga as a learning tool for Japanese beginners, covering contextual vocabulary, realistic dialogue, and cultural exposure through popular manga titles.
JLPT reading practice with short passages, mini tests, and quizzes from N5 to N1 levels. Includes signs, notices, messages, and practical texts with explanations of vocabulary, kanji, grammar, and text structure.
A curated collection of Japanese learning resources including short stories with translations, grammar databases, writing apps, vocabulary tools, podcasts and kanji references for learners of various levels.
A monthly Japanese reading group for learners that meets online to read and discuss short texts from Japanese literature, blogs, and contemporary writing.
Mobile app for reading Japanese news, blogs, magazines and ebooks with one-tap word lookups, automatic furigana, and integrated flashcard creation. Supports all levels from beginner to advanced.
A collection of traditional Japanese folk tales, legends and fairy stories available as audio recordings and text, with short stories around three minutes each organized by day and month to support daily listening.
A short N5 story about a family sharing dinner during a power outage, with 20 sentences offering practice in polite present forms, adjectives, counters, and accessible grammar patterns like ので and ことができません.
Makoto+ offers a membership program featuring monthly magazines with Japanese stories, grammar explanations, kanji practice, and audio content for beginner to intermediate learners.
A traditional Japanese song with furigana, vocabulary definitions, and English translations. Learners study pronunciation, vocabulary, and cultural context through the lyrics of "At a Quiet Lakeside."
A collection of 102 interactive reading articles at JLPT N4 level covering daily life, travel, food, and culture. Learners can click words for instant translations while building vocabulary and grammar.
Guide to reading manga in Japanese, covering right-to-left reading direction, sound effects and onomatopoeia, ruby text and furigana, vertical writing, and grammar patterns found in manga.
Guide to improving JLPT N2 reading comprehension with strategies for vocabulary building, grammar pattern recognition, reading speed development, and test-taking techniques for advanced learners.
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