Learn Japanese through stories

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29graded books
379chapters
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A0 to A2 · 10 chapters

小さな喫茶店

The Little Café

Drama

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A1 · 9 chapters

いろがいっぱい

Colours

Children's

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A1 · 12 chapters

だれのこえ?

Whose Voice is This?

Children's

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A1 · 13 chapters

3びきの子ねこ

The Three Little Kittens

Children's

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A1 · 8 chapters

まいごになったあひるの子

The Lost Duckling

Children's

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A1 · 11 chapters

こわくないよ!

I Am Not Afraid!

Children's

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B1 · 20 chapters

おばあさんとの休日

Holidays with grandmother

Contemporary

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A2 · 18 chapters

サキマの歌

Sakima’s song

Contemporary

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A1 · 12 chapters

バナナ売りのトム

Tom the banana seller

Contemporary

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B2 · 16 chapters

マゴズウェ

Magozwe

Contemporary

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A2 · 20 chapters

ロバの子

Donkey Child

Contemporary

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A2 · 16 chapters

僕が街に向けて家を出た日

The day I left home for the city

Contemporary

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A2 · 12 chapters

小さな種:ワンガリ・マータイの物語

A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

Contemporary

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A1 · 16 chapters

決意

Decision

Contemporary

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A1 · 8 chapters

草木に話しかけるカライ

Khalai talks to plants

Contemporary

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A0 to A2 · 10 chapters

通知のあと

After the Notification

Contemporary workplace drama

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A1 · 15 chapters

たのしいカーニバルの日

A Day at the Carnival

Children's

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A1 · 12 chapters

バウンティと 歌う とりたち

Bounthy's Singing Birds

Children's

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A1 · 14 chapters

シカダのうた

Cicada's Song

Children's

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A1 · 11 chapters

おかあさん だいすき!

I Love My Mom

Children's

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A1 · 15 chapters

おかあさん、 鳥をよびましょう!

Mother, Call that Bird!

Children's

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A1 · 18 chapters

パーティーのじゅんび

Mother Hen

Children's

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A1 · 6 chapters

ムナとミランのまねごっこ

Muna and Milan's Game

Children's

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A1 · 15 chapters

おようふく ちゃんときれたかな?

Nin Wants to Get Dressed

Children's

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A1 · 8 chapters

ぼくのかんむり

The Crown

Children's

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A1 · 18 chapters

ぼうし売りのおじさん

The Hat Seller

Children's

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A0 to A2 · 10 chapters

あたらしい台所

The New Kitchen

Contemporary community drama

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A1 · 15 chapters

むぎわらぼうし

The Conical Hat

Children's

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A1 · 11 chapters

雨、あめ、ふれふれ!

Rain, Rain

Children's

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