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Short Stories for Japanese Learners (Level 1, Volume 1): Learn Japanese with an Authentic and Fun Short Story Collection for Beginners! (You Can Read Japanese!)

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by Japanese Language Park,Yumi Nishino

volume 1 of You Can Read Japanese!

( 17 ratings, 4 reviews )

person( 5 reading, 34 finished )

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[DeepL Translation - needs review] From our readers:. "I feel this is the sort of resource I have always wanted!" "Having the furigana above the kanji hit a really strong point." "As a beginner, this approach appealed to me more as a reader and made learning more engaging." Japanese Language Park offers graded readers in Japanese from level 1 to level 5. Start reading from the level that suits you best. You Can Read Japanese! series helps you by guiding you through fun, engaging stories on y...

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Page Count:

143

ISBN13:

9798395674241

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(4.88/5)

17 ratings4 reviews

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Language learning(4.83/5)

6 ratings

Lelestirsays

July 19, 2025

Language Learning

Entertainment

Great for language learners to get your feet wet when starting reading. There are a couple really short stories (last one has multiple short "chapters" though) with cute illustrations. After each story follows some new vocabulary and 4 questions about the content which is a nice exercise. After that you can read the same story with english translation line by line - this part I usually skipped, but helpful to doublecheck your understanding.

Overall I quite enjoyed it as it doesn't feel overwhel

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chem76says

June 25, 2025

Language Learning

This series is just the best for beginners

Short, sweet, easy to understand stories that really boost your confidence in reading as an absolute beginner. My review will be the same for all of the books in this series because they were just incredibly useful. It's been a while since I've read them and they wouldn't really be useful to me anymore, but I still remember how fulfilled I felt after finishing them.

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ジェシーsays

November 23, 2024

Language Learning

Entertainment

Really enjoyed the stories but they were quite simple so good for beginners. I appreciated some of the furigana but would have liked it to be shown for the word the first time and then be hidden for subsequent instances. But overall a very good and quick read

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CJtheLearnersays

July 26, 2024

Language Learning

Entertainment

Great First Book!

Great first book for anyone trying to learn Japanese. I learned a lot of grammar and vocabulary without it ever feeling too hard. Lots of great educational value. The stories are fine, but I think they’re as good as you can get at this level.

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jdvprated

June 26, 2025

Entertainment