Takasuga Jล was a Japanese man who moved to Australia in 1905 with his family to start producing rice there. This story about his life in simple Japanese was written by the Japan Foundation Sydney for their students.
Tag: JLPT N5
[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.
[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.
[N5] 100ใใใทใงใใ
The star of the Genki textbooks, Mary, visits a 100 Yen shop together with Yui. The concept is fascinating to her and she spends time looking at the various items she finds.
[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.
[N5] ๆใ็ซ๏ผใพใญใใญใ๏ผ
You have probably seen these white and red cat figures somewhere as decoration. They generally have one paw raised or sometimes itโs moving back and forth. Also, they usually either hold a sign with calligraphic characters or itโs hanging from their collar. They are called manekineko and this book tells a legend of their possible origin.
[N5] ๅฑฑใซ่กใใพใใ
In this story, a dog named ใฆใฃใณใชใผ goes on a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Camping in the mountains can be fun and exciting, but especially hot summer days can also carry some big hidden dangers.
[N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
In this short story we get to know Yui, who hurries to get to her Japanese class on time. Although this little writing project by Elaine Yan is rather short, I believe it's an amazing example how even a short essay for your Japanese class can become a valuable little reading resource for others. With… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
[N5] ใธใงใณใใๆฅๆฌใธ
This is the first book about John-san in Japan by Kawamoto Kazuko. This part has two chapters - one about his arrival in Japan and one about a visit to the Kabuki theatre. I especially liked the characters John-san and Yuki in this book and how they were illustrated by Miyakawa Satoko. Their interactions remain… Continue reading [N5] ใธใงใณใใๆฅๆฌใธ
[N5] ใฉใใใฉใใใฉใ
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
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