Pages for learning Japanese about graded readers, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Free Japanese stories for absolute beginners — short (100–250 characters), survival vocabulary, basic sentence patterns. Hand-picked, illustrated, with English translation.
A graded news story about fugu fishing season in Japan, written in easy Japanese with furigana, English translation, and native audio. Designed for beginner readers.
Review of KLC Graded Reading Set 4, a series of graded readers for learners using the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course textbook. Covers kanji 401-700 with grammar explanations and references.
Information about NPO Tadoku Supporters, an organization that promotes extensive reading (tadoku) through graded readers for Japanese learners at all levels, with materials, online clubs, and classroom resources.
A blog collecting resources and advice for Japanese reading learners, including guides to graded readers by JLPT level, browser extensions for reading comprehension, and book reviews across multiple proficiency levels.
A collection of 98 free interactive articles at JLPT N5 level covering daily life, travel, and culture, each with furigana, audio, and instant word translation for beginner learners.
Curated reading lists from the Japan Foundation Library in Sydney covering Japanese literary awards, JLPT study guides, NHK educational DVDs, beginner textbooks, and Japanese history and culture for learners and.
A curated directory of websites and online tools for learning Japanese organized by skill and proficiency level.
Blog with short Japanese posts at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels on everyday topics, all with furigana and audio recordings to support listening comprehension and reading practice.
A graded reading story at N5 level about a character getting a wristwatch repaired, with furigana, sentence-by-sentence English translations, and related grammar lessons.
Free Japanese graded readers for JLPT levels N5 through N1 with furigana, clickable word lookup, audio narration, and comprehension quizzes to help learners build reading fluency and vocabulary at their level.
Short daily Japanese story with furigana, vocabulary lists, and grammar explanations for JLPT N5 learners. Each story includes featured kanji, vocabulary definitions, grammar notes, and English translation.
Curated collection of free reading resources for N5 level learners, including hiragana and katakana books, graded readers with audio, blog articles, and simple stories with cultural content.
Find the perfect tools, inspiration, methods, and resources for your Japanese learning.
A collection of 50 beginner-friendly N5 stories with furigana, audio, instant word help, and English support.
A collection of over 350 graded news stories in easy Japanese with furigana, English translations, and native audio. Designed for beginner learners to practice reading comprehension through contemporary news topics.
Adaptive Japanese reading practice that generates passages matched to each learner's known kanji, from beginner to advanced levels, with optional premium features for additional daily passages and difficulty control.
Collection of 346 graded Japanese short stories for learners, ranging from beginner to advanced levels, with furigana and instant word lookup tools.
Free collection of graded stories at four difficulty levels covering everyday Japanese life, travel, culture, and social situations. Designed to build reading confidence from absolute beginner through intermediate.
Free guides and interactive reading tools for learning Japanese from kana through advanced levels, including JLPT strategies, grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and recommendations for reading native content.
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