donburi is the Japanese name for a large bowl of rice where the main dish (e.g. meat or fish) is served on top. Depending on these other ingredients on top of the rice, those dishes are called different names, but all of them end in ๏ฝใฉใ. This text written by Kondo Maiko at the Japan… Continue reading [N5] ใฉใใใฉใใใฉใ
Iida Kunihiko was born in Manchuria in 1942, but was soon brought to Hiroshima by his mother. There he experiences and survives the atomic bombing in 1945โฆ This story was created by the NPO ๅนณๅ(ใธใใ)ใฎๅคงๅ(ใใใใค)ใใไผ(ใคใ)ใใๆฅๆฌ่ชๆๆ(ใซใปใใใใใใใ)ใใคใใไผ(ใใ) which I would translate as 'Association for the creation of Japanese language teaching materials to convey the importance of peace'.… Continue reading [N3] ้ฃฏ็ฐ๏ผใใใ ๏ผใใ
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.
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
There are many interesting cafรฉs in Japan, and many of them have some kind of gimmick! This short book by Dini Budiani introduces some Japanese cafรฉ concepts that you could try out on your next visit to Japan. I miss being in Japan and going to cafรฉs there. I enjoyed many chocolate mint frappucinos during… Continue reading [N5] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใใใซใใง
A huge apple grows in a field in northern Japan. It is too big to harvest, too big to sell and too big to eatโฆ This story was written by Nakano Mayuko for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. The entire story is written from the point of view of the apple itself, which was interesting. I… Continue reading [N5] ใใซใใใ
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
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is an old English picture book by Beatrix Potter, that you might be familiar with. It was rewritten by Io Aoi in simple Japanese and illustrated with the original pictures for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. In this story, Peter Rabbit sneaks into McGregor's field to eat his carrots, against his… Continue reading [N5] ใใผใฟใผใฉใใใใฎใ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
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 ใผใผใ 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 ใชใใใใ
This text explains, from the perspective of an exchange student from Kenya, how a mushroom farm works and why there are so many of them in ลita Prefecture. It was written by ๆธก่พบใใใชใน่ฅ่ใใใช for the ใๅคงๅใใใใ็บใฏใคใใใใ่ชญใใฟใใฎใใคใใไผใใใand published as a level 3 story on the NPO Tagengo Tadoku's free graded reader site. I liked how this… Continue reading [N3] ใใใใ
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