Study advice & stories to read in Japanese: Practical reading training
Find tips for improving your Japanese in JLS articles!
The blog section contains many tips (techniques) for improving your Japanese.
■I want to memorize lots of words
■I want to be able to read kanji freely.
■I want to pronounce words like a Japanese person.
■I want to be able to use particles correctly.
■I want to learn about Japanese culture
■I want to understand and converse with native Japanese speakers!
Our teachers regularly write and publish articles answering your questions about the Japanese language. Please take a look!
Misunderstandings are inevitable when learning a foreign language, so it's easy to get lost in a maze of study methods.
In such situations, "accurate and extensive knowledge" is what will show you the right way out.
Knowing something means understanding it, and being able to do it.
And "reading" is the way to learn and understand the Japanese language.
Our JLS blog posts are full of discoveries that will surprise you with things like, "I never knew Japanese words could be formed like this!"
When reading, be sure to read the text aloud and check your pronunciation.
If you encounter kanji you don't know how to read or words you don't recognize, look them up in a dictionary right away.
Reading articles is a natural way to improve your Japanese language skills.
Japanese is a written language that uses three characters, including kanji, so in addition to learning sentence patterns and natural phrases, "deciphering" them will dramatically improve your Japanese language skills.
Read lots of texts. And practice reading.
Developing a reading habit is undoubtedly a great advantage when studying Japanese.
[Highly Recommended] Practical Japanese Language Training!
~99 fun stories to learn Japanese~
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■Currently serializing the Monogatari series■
This collection features stories from all times and places, presented in relatively simple and easy-to-read Japanese.
I hope you find a story you like.
Try the effects of extensive reading for a month. You'll be surprised at how much Japanese you can understand .
It's okay if you don't understand everything in the story you read.
There is absolutely no problem.
Read authentic Japanese and learn the Japanese language. By engaging with top-notch stories and reading comprehension exercises, the sheer volume of your study—including kanji, vocabulary, and grammar—will consolidate into proficiency in Japanese. And it will show us a natural sense of the Japanese language. In other words, it could be described as a way to map the vast world of foreign languages.
Recommended way to read it!
First, let's speak loudly and energetically.
Next, try reading the characters' lines within the quotation marks as if you were that character. Think about your voice, intonation, and facial expressions, and act it out to train your mouth and facial muscles to remember Japanese.
This blog contains many stories. Some stories are short, some are long, some are easy, some are difficult.
If you start reading a story and think, "Hmm, this might be difficult..." or "This might be too long...", then read a different story. You'll be able to read it someday, so for now, read a few other stories and try again after a while. The most important thing is to enjoy the story.
● List of Monogatari Series (Currently published and added; new chapters are being written and added periodically)
A stylish crow traveler and a bear donkey wearing a lion's skin
The reeds, the olive tree, the ants, the grasshoppers, and the emperor's new clothes
The Shepherd Boy , The Tortoise and the Rabbit, The Flying Trunk
The North Wind, the Sun , the Dog, and the Rooster: There's nothing wrong with what Dad does.
The Golden Axe, the Silver Axe, The Beginning of the Zodiac, The Bremen Town Musicians
Little Red Riding Hood 's December Gift: The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
The Fox and the Crane , Jack and the Beanstalk , Hansel and Gretel
Thumbelina, The Three Little Pigs , The Ugly Duckling
The Snow Queen 's Well, the Frog -Wolf, and the Seven Baby Goats - Part 1
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats Part 2 , Puss in Boots Part 1, Puss in Boots Part 2
The Lion, the Rabbit and the Mouse's Meeting : The Nutcracker Part 1
The Nutcracker Part 2, The Little Mermaid Part 1, The Little Mermaid Part 2
The Tablecloth Given by the North Wind Part 1 The Tablecloth Given by the North Wind Part 2
Saiwō ga Uma part 1 Saiwō ga Uma part 2 Sour Grapes
The Happy Prince Part 1 The Happy Prince Part 2 The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Part 1 Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Part 2 Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Part 3
Red Shoes Part 1, Red Shoes Part 2, The Mouse's Repayment
Nightingale Part 1 Nightingale Part 2
Japanese Folktales
The mouse's wedding is at Furuya no Mori, and this bridge must not be crossed.
Three Years of Sleeping Taro: The Secret Candy , Monkey and Crab
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom, The Rolling Rice Ball, Gonbei the Duck
Momotaro and the Old Woman Abandoned on a Mountain, Kasajizo
The story of Kachi-Kachi Yamatsuru and Urashima Taro 's gratitude
Kintaro's Heaven and Hell, Issunboshi
Princess Kaguya, The Tongue- Cut Sparrow , The Cat and the Mouse
Mouse Sumo Part 1 Mouse Sumo Part 2
Why is the shrimp 's back curved? Part 1 Why is the shrimp's back curved? Part 2
The Straw Millionaire Part 1, The Straw Millionaire Part 2, The Tanuki Dance of Shojo Temple Part 1
Shōjōji Temple's Tanuki Dance Part 2: The God of Poverty and the God of Fortune - Mysterious Drums
The watermelon thief, the rabbit Kichiroku who went to the moon, brings a mountain.
Prices of Oni Mochi Shops for New Year 's and Setsubun
The Riddle-Speaking Sweet Potato Vendor and the Kappa's Rain Prayer
Oiwa's curse leaves three talismans behind.
Child-rearing wife, wife who doesn't eat, snow woman part 1
Snow Woman Part 2, Zashiki-warashi, Dancing Skeleton Part 1
Dancing Skeleton Part 2: The Demon's Claws
Stingy Centipede's Errand Jugemu
Manju Kowai Meguro no Sanma Toki Soba Part 1
Recommended for those learning basic grammar!
We'll rewrite fun stories, focusing on basic grammar, and deliver them to you.
Each story is short, so you can read them quickly!
Level 1: The Fox and the Crane - The Rolling Rice Ball
Level 2: Ants and Grasshoppers, Little Red Riding Hood
Level 3: The Rabbit and the Turtle, Momotaro
Level 4 Secret Syrup The Bremen Town Musicians
Level 5: The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom, The Dog and the Rooster
Level 6: December's Gift - The Centipede's Errand
Level 7: Little Red Riding Hood and The Emperor's New Clothes
Level 8: The Golden Axe, the Silver Axe, The Traveler and the Bear
Level 9: Country Mice and City Mice
Level 10: The Mouse's Wedding - The Flying Trunk
Level 11: The Crane's Repayment of Kindness - The Beginning of the Twelve Zodiac Animals
Level 12: The North Wind and the Sun - Furuya no Mori
Level 13: Onigiri Kororin (The Rolling Rice Ball) - Secret Syrup
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