Book Review, fairy tale, Fiction, N3

[N3] ่ตคใšใใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“

This post is part of the #letsreadakazukinchan reading challenge. I've read the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood in fairy tale database hukumusume's version. This retelling was the longest of all versions I've put together for the challenge. This was mostly because there was a lot of dialog added while also keeping the descriptions.… Continue reading [N3] ่ตคใšใใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“

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Let’s read ใ€Œ่ตคใšใใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ€

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(ใ‚ใ‹)ใšใใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ is… Continue reading Let’s read ใ€Œ่ตคใšใใ‚“ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ€

Book Review, Fiction, N2, novel

[N2] ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ไบบ้–“

Furukura Keiko doesn't really fit into societal standards, but as soon as she steps into her workplace - a smile mart chain convenience store - she is able to fulfill the role of a turning cog in society. I read this novel by Murata Sayaka as part of the 2022 target language reading challenge by… Continue reading [N2] ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ไบบ้–“

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Let’s read ใ€Œใ‹ใใ‚„ใฒใ‚ใ€

Are you interested in reading Japanese fairy tales? "Princess Kaguya" or "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" tells the story of an otherwordly beautiful young woman, who was found inside bamboo as a baby. It is said to be the oldest fairy tale romance in Japan (about 900 AD). Let's read this story together! Whether… Continue reading Let’s read ใ€Œใ‹ใใ‚„ใฒใ‚ใ€

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Japanese Reading Challenge 2022 #dokushochallenge

Reading is such a good tool to improve your Japanese language abilities and one way to have fun with tracking your progress is a reading challenge! I've finally started a reading journal this year and really wanted to include some sort of challenge as well. I looked around and liked @studywithkat's challenge for learners of… Continue reading Japanese Reading Challenge 2022 #dokushochallenge