This non-fiction text by McPherson Tanaka Naemi is about bento - what types of bento there are, when the food culture around it emerged and how the discussions around it are also socially linked.
Category: N4
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In this indigenous story from Brazil the moon goddess chooses the most beautiful girls on earth to make them into stars. This version for readers about N4 was rewritten in easy Japanese by an exchange student named Antonio for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku's free graded readers. The title of this story is the katakana transcription… Continue reading [N4] ใดใฃใใชใขใฌใธใข
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Around the street Takeshita Doori in Harajuku there are several popular crรชpe stands, that made the area famous for this tasty treat. This article on matcha.jp provides a closer look at 3 of these shops and describes the crรชpes you can buy there. Unfortunately, I'm not one for that much whipped cream, but Harajuku crepes… Continue reading [N4] ๅๅฎฟ๏ผใฏใใใ ใ๏ผใฎใฏใฌใผใๅบ
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Here you can read a short interview with a Japanese cosplayer on the learning site Hirogaru Nihongo. She remains unnamed unfortunately. All her answers are transcribed into simple Japanese and you can watch a video of the interview with her original answers afterwards. In the end, there is also a little reading comprehension quiz. The… Continue reading [N4] ใณในใใฌใ่ถฃๅณ๏ผใใ ใฟ๏ผใงใ
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The fairy tale "Hรคnsel und Gretel" is a famous German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm: Siblings Hansel and Gretel are left in the woods by their parents and encounter a wicked witch. This version is a retelling in simple Japanese by the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales as… Continue reading [N4] ใใณใผใซใจใฐใฌใผใใซ
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What kind of baked goods will you find in a Japanese bakery? From anpan and meronpan, to yakisobapan, chokokorone and denisshupan, you're presented with a wide variety of pastries in this text by Nakagoshi Naomi and Asada Kaoru. There are definitely some peculiarities to find in a Japanese bakery. I was surprised at how thick… Continue reading [N4] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใณๅฑ๏ผใ๏ผใใ
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Sakasa is a bat with large, black wings, who one day meets Minmi, a bat with smaller white wings. Both bats seem to be completely different from who they are and what they are used to. But maybe they can still trust and support each otherโฆ Sakasa and Minmi This story by Endo Kazuhiko tells… Continue reading [N4] ้ปใณใฆใขใชใจ็ฝใณใฆใขใช
[N4] ใฏใใกใใใฎๅญฆๆ ก็ๆดป๏ผใใฃใใใใใใค๏ผ
Haru experiences a typical day at school. You will accompany her from walking to school, through homeroom, classes and club activities, to finally homework and falling asleep. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yagi Yukari for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga learning site. picture credit: anime-manga.jp This is honestly such a cool project! Every… Continue reading [N4] ใฏใใกใใใฎๅญฆๆ ก็ๆดป๏ผใใฃใใใใใใค๏ผ
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What do you know about Japan's most northern prefecture Hokkaidล? This little guide by Endo Kazuhiko introduces you to Hokkaidล's landscapes, animals, tourist spots and famous food. I found the grammar points and sentence structures of this text very easy to understand with an N4 reading comprehension, but the vocabulary used is more complex than… Continue reading [N4] ๅๆตท้๏ผใปใฃใใใฉใ๏ผ
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The author Seto Toshihiko describes in this text his Sunday trip to a rice field with his two children. They are looking for various animals living among the sheafs of rice. I found this description of a Sunday trip very cute. The children obviously love nature and being outside and it was quite adorable being… Continue reading [N4] ็ฐใใผใฎ็ใ็ฉ๏ผใใใใฎ๏ผ
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