A question I encounter often is "How much Japanese should I study before I can begin reading in Japanese?" You can and should start way earlier than you probably think!
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Japanese Novels of 2023: My Highlights
In 2023, I started working full time and thus had less time to read compared to 2022. In addition, I also started preparing for the JLPT N1 and tried to read novels in Japanese that would challenge my reading comprehension accordingly as well. In this post, I'll be sharing my personal highlights of Japanese book… Continue reading Japanese Novels of 2023: My Highlights
Short Story Collections for Learning Japanese
Because of their self-contained plot and, of course, their brevity, short stories are very popular with language learners โ and rightly so. There are several approaches that aim at introducing intermediate and advanced learners to Japanese short stories of which I will highlight three and recommend matching short story collections for each.
Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights
In 2022, I read more books in Japanese than ever before and with all that progress in reading comprehension was also able to finally enjoy reading some truly exceptional Japanese novels. In this post, I'll be sharing my personal highlights of this year and I'll also provide links to each book in case you want… Continue reading Top Japanese Books of 2022: My Highlights
Introduction to reading Japanese novels – Where to get books with furigana
Reading novels in Japanese can be a real challenge if your reading flow comes to a stop every time you encounter a kanji you can't read. These books with 100% furigana on all kanji will help cutting back on that frustration so you can focus on reading in Japanese.
How to start reading manga as a beginner
For many fans outside Japan, Japanese popular culture continues to be a central factor in why they are interested in the Japanese language. When I asked participants of the dokusho book club at the beginning what their goals were for reading in Japanese, some answered that they wanted to read a certain text in the… Continue reading How to start reading manga as a beginner
Let’s read ใ่ตคใใใใกใใใ
Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most well known fairy tales collected by Brothers Grimm. While not a Japanese story in origin, because of its popularity it of course has many versions and retellings in Japanese as well. Since many of you are probably already very familiar with the story's plot, ่ตค(ใใ)ใใใใกใใ is… Continue reading Let’s read ใ่ตคใใใใกใใใ
Let’s read ใใใใใฒใใ
Are you interested in reading Japanese fairy tales? "Princess Kaguya" or "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" tells the story of an otherwordly beautiful young woman, who was found inside bamboo as a baby. It is said to be the oldest fairy tale romance in Japan (about 900 AD). Let's read this story together! Whether… Continue reading Let’s read ใใใใใฒใใ
Graded readers for Japanese – where to start
Graded readers are a helpful tool for language learners, providing shorter books specifically tailored to their current level of reading comprehension. The vocabulary, grammar, and length of the books are carefully selected to match the reader's proficiency and to make sure that they can follow the story without too much difficulty - sometimes even without… Continue reading Graded readers for Japanese – where to start
Japanese Reading Challenge 2022 #dokushochallenge
Reading is such a good tool to improve your Japanese language abilities and one way to have fun with tracking your progress is a reading challenge! I've finally started a reading journal this year and really wanted to include some sort of challenge as well. I looked around and liked @studywithkat's challenge for learners of… Continue reading Japanese Reading Challenge 2022 #dokushochallenge
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