Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

[N3] Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese

In Olly Richard's Intermediate Short Stories in Japanese you will be introduced to 11 stories from different genres, all written to match an intermediate readers vocabulary and grammar knowledge. I addition to these stories, it also includes vocab lists and reading comprehension quizzes after each chapter.

Advice, Blog

Reading with ใ‚ชใƒŽใƒžใƒˆใƒš

Expressions that depict sounds in an imitative way are called onomatopoeia and exist in many languages. They stand out most in media like comic and manga when words like boom or ใผใƒผใ‚“ are written on top of an explosion for example. So if you read a lot of manga, you will already be familiar with… Continue reading Reading with ใ‚ชใƒŽใƒžใƒˆใƒš

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N4

[N4] ใฏใ‚‹ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฎๅญฆๆ ก็”Ÿๆดป๏ผˆใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใค๏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] ใฏใ‚‹ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฎๅญฆๆ ก็”Ÿๆดป๏ผˆใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใค๏ผ‰