Book Review, fairy tale, graded reader, N4

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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] ใƒ˜ใƒณใ‚ผใƒซใจใ‚ฐใƒฌใƒผใƒ†ใƒซ

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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

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N3

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Two hunters come across a restaurant in the forest. A sign on the door announces: This restaurant has many orders. With every door they pass through and every room they enter, the two slowly get an inkling of what this might mean... "The Restaurant of Many Orders" is a short story by Miyazawa Kenji from… Continue reading [N3] ๆณจๆ–‡(ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“)ใฎๅคšใ„ๆ–™็†ๅบ—(ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใฆใ‚“)