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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[N4] The Human Chair
Don't be fooled by the English title - this too is a story in Japanese: A retelling of Edogawa Ranpo's ใไบบ้ๆค ๅญใin simple Japanese, providing several methods of support for first-time readers.
[N2] ๅ ใๆญปใใ ๅค
Yoshiki and Hikaru are both among the only children of their village in the mountains and grew up close. So it's unsurprising that it's only Yoshiki who notices that Hikaru hasn't been the same since he got lost in the woods last summer. The real Hikaru is dead and something has replaced him.
[N5] Short Essays for Japanese Learners by Language Park
This collection has 5 essays called The Train Door, Fried Rice, Time is Money, Habits and The Police Academy. Each is two pages long and suitable for learners preparing for the N5.
[N3] ๅนฝ้ๅบๅฑ๏ผใใใใใจใใ๏ผ
Five years after the earth quake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, Yui Reiko welcomes a customer to her little barbershop who was out near the sea on that day. As Reiko cuts her hair, the customer tells her story.
[N5] ๅฝผๆฐ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใปใใ๏ผ
Mayu likes to read romance and to draw manga. Just like the protagonists in her favourite romance shลjล manga, she would like to have a boyfriend (ใใใ). So she just starts drawing him.
[N2] ๅฐๅนดๆขๅตๅฃ๏ผใใใใญใใใใฆใใ ใ๏ผ
In 1937, the Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo published the serial novel "Detective Boys" in a youth magazine. In this story, his already established private detective Akechi Kogoro is teaming up with a gang of curious boys.
[N4] ใๅใ๏ผใใฐใ๏ผ
If you're fascinated by supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore, then you'll love this graded reader by the Japan Foundation Kansai. It features simple descriptions of popular Yลซrei and Yลkai tales and includes pictures of old woodblock prints to illustrate this eerie world of Japanese ghost stories.
[N5] ๅฌ๏ผใตใ๏ผใฎใใใฝ
In a cold and snowy winter town, best friends Anna and Rhys are looking for some hot soup to warm them up. They meet a dog on their way.
[N3] ้๏ผใฎ๏ผใฐใ
On the border of two countries stands a monument with wild roses, where two opposing soldiers meet every day. They become friends but it's short-lived once war breaks out between their nations.
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