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!
Tag: NPO Tagengo Tadoku
[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.
[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.
[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.
[N4] ่ไบบ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใฎ็บ๏ผใพใก๏ผ
A man falls asleep on the train and wakes up in the mysterious town of Shin-Izumino, where everyone is much older than him. While he is still trying to figure out how to get back home, he runs into more and more situations that leave him thoroughly bewildered.
[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.
[N4] ่ฑก๏ผใใ๏ผใฎใใณใญใผ
This book tells the real story of Tonky, an elephant at Ueno zoo. A keeper named Shinichi takes care of Tonky during the 1920s and 1930s, but when the war eventually breaks out, he has to make a difficult decision regarding the elephantโฆ. The tragic fates of the animals at Ueno zoo during the Second… Continue reading [N4] ่ฑก๏ผใใ๏ผใฎใใณใญใผ
[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
[N3] ้ฃฏ็ฐ๏ผใใใ ๏ผใใ
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
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