#tadoku level 5

[jpf-sydney]

Benriya Teraoka no aki

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Ms Risa, who runs the cake shop "Kanon" requests a job to Benriya Teraoka, general handyman business "Please attend my daughter's nursery school sports day as a family member." After the death of her husband, Ms Risa has cut ties with her family, but she works hard to raise her only daughter, Sumire, even on the school sports day. Sumire is only four years old. She must be lonely. But on the day of the sports day, Teraoka grandmother brings someone unexpected with her…

Shelf: 913.6 NAK 2 (@ tadoku section) Benriya Teraoka no aki. by Nakayama Seiko.

Tōkyō : Bunken Shuppan, 2015. ISBN: 9784580822658

167 pages : illustrations, ; 22 cm. (Bunken jubenīru).

Includes bibliographical references on colophon. Text in Japanese.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[gretheresa]

3rd April 2024

Day 2 of 100 days of productivity.

I have my exams for Japanese coming up and I'm way too behind on the syllabus and have an especially weak vocabulary. So I've been trying to read up in Japanese from sources other than the college textbooks. I managed to get some Level 4 and 5 short stories off of Tadoku and so far have read 3 out of the 6 I had downloaded and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the ones that revolve quite a lot around wordplay.

Today I've started with 幽霊床屋(ゆうれいとこや).

I tend to highlight the kanjis I'm already familiar with, which most people find dumb but but hear me out. It gives an odd sense of satisfaction as opposed to when I used to highlight the kanjis I needed to learn/retain. Now when I can easily recall the reading of the Kanji, I highlight it. That way I can also get an idea of just how many kanjis in a single page am I familiar with. it's like a progress tracker. I do this mostly with new reading materials and not my college textbooks since the vocab and kanji of college prescribed books are a compulsion to learn before the start of a new chapter anyway.

I think I'll post the 新しい単語(あたらしいたんご) in a separate post, once I'm done with the story.

[dokushoclub]

have you seen / reviewed Short Stories for Japanese Learners? Is it worth buying? the ISBN is 979-8395674241

Thanks for asking about Short Stories for Japanese Learners! I haven't had the chance to read books from this series, yet, but I did check out some excerpts and it looks pretty awesome!

The concept seems to be identical to other graded reader series for Japanese with focus on the extensive reading approach and even the same five reading levels that e.g. the NPO Tagengo Tadoku promotes as well.

I like the accessibility of the language and the illustrations. Every story also seems to come with a vocabulary list, comprehension quizzes and a translation.

Looking around a bit I also found the author's website, where you can get a free PDF with 5 stories of their level 1 (Introductory Level) just by subscribing to their newsletter.

I think I'll arrange with my library to get some books from this series, so thanks again for bringing it to my attention!

[burgeoning-ambition]

do you have any good reccs for Japanese students who want to practice reading? like short stories and the like?

I have a few! Although it's really just resource suggestions, not specific stories.

Generally, I'd recommend checking out Tadoku for free, easy to read stories. I made a post about the site forever ago, but basically: they have leveled reading material from 0 (the easiest) to 5 (the hardest), the stories are mostly children's books and pretty short, and they've got (imo) a pretty solid selection of free material.

https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/free-books-en/

If you're just starting out and want simple stuff, scrolling through the lower level books and picking any that catch your eye would definitely be worthwhile.

For slightly higher level practice I'd suggest looking into things like Aoitori Bunko books, Tsubasa Bunko Readers, or other similar chapter book style stuff (which I don't have to bother writing a bunch of details about because @onigiriforears already made a great post talking about them here!)

If you're at a higher level and want to read novel style short stories that aren't targeted at kids as much, you could look for untranslated copies of Japanese short story collections, too! In one of my literature in translation classes we read a lot of stories out of Dazai's and Kawabata's collections, and I'd absolutely recommend looking at things like that, especially if the genres appeal to you. Someday I'll get my hands on an untranslated copy of what I read in that class. When I have more time to search.

I know none of these are super specific recommendations, but I hope it helps anyway! Honestly, I don't read as much as I should so I don't have many good specific suggestions, lol

Good luck with reading! I hope you can find some stuff you like! And depending on the level you're looking for I could definitely give specific suggestions offered on Tadoku, it's been my lifeline for reading practice for almost a year now.

[jpf-sydney]

Shōnen tanteidan

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Sōichi, the eldest son of Hashiba family, returned home after his over 10-year runaway when Hashiba had received an advance notice of a theft from Kaijin Nijūmensō, a notorious thief with master of disguise skills. Nijūmensō targets a precious jewel originated in Romanov Royal House, which Hashiba poseess as family treasure.

Shelf: 913.6 EDO 2 (@ tadoku section) Shōnen tanteidan. by Edogawa Ranpo.

Tōkyō : Popurasha, 2008. ISBN: 9784591106204

255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. (Popura bunko kurashikku).

Text in Japanese with moderate furigana on kanji characters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[jpf-sydney]

Benriya Teraoka no haru

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Kazu's entrance examinations are approaching and the rest members of Benriya Teraoka, general handyman business, feel unsettled. Meanwhile, Tsutsui, a boy Mifune is attracted to, comes to ask her to build a turtle pond for Nagito, a younger brother of his, who is hospitalised with a serious illness. Because Nagito is in hospital, Tsutsui spends most of his time at home alone. When Mifune wonders if there is anything she can do for Tsutsui, his grandmother says, "If there are anything you can do for him, it is probably just ordinary, small things." Behind those words, there was a lonely memory of hers in her childhood.

Shelf: 913.6 NAK 4 (@ tadoku section) Benriya Teraoka no haru. by Nakayama Seiko.

Tōkyō : Bunken Shuppan, 2016. ISBN: 9784580822672

167 pages : illustrations, ; 22 cm. (Bunken jubenīru).

Text in Japanese.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[jpf-sydney]

Benriya Teraoka no fuyu

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"What does it mean?" Mum's sharp voice echoed through Teraoka's house after dinner. Dad's words had hurt mum. The next morning, mum left the house. Mifune is worried about her mum and the family issues, but her best friend Maho is somewhat cold to Mifune. On the last day of school without Mifune's mother returning, Maho says she is going to see her father. Maho's father and mother must have divorced when Maho was young. What will she do if she goes to see him? Mifune gets worried and accompanies Maho, but…

Shelf: 913.6 NAK 3 (@ tadoku section) Benriya Teraoka no fuyu. by Nakayama Seiko.

Tōkyō : Bunken Shuppan, 2015. ISBN: 9784580822665

159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. (Bunken jubenīru).

Text in Japanese.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[jpf-sydney]

Shārotto no okurimono

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An iconic American fantasy classic about the heart-warming friendship between Wilbur, a little pig, and Charlotte, a spider, who live on a quiet farm.

Shelf: 933.7 WHI Shārotto no okurimono. by E. B. Howaito ; illustrations by Gāsu Wiriamuzu ; translated by Sakuma Yumiko.

Tōkyō : Asunaro Shobō, 2001. ISBN: 9784751518892

223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Translated into Japanese from the English, moderate furigana on kanji characters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[jpf-sydney]

Endyuaransu Gō daihyōryū

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Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition, when the ship the Endurance was crushed in a frozen sea and the men made the perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Shelf: 290.92 KIM JPN (@ tadoku section) [Ice story. English]. Endyuaransu Gō daihyōryū = Ice story : Shackleton's lost expedition. by Erizabesu Kōdī Kimeru ; translated by Chiba Shigeki.

Tōkyō : Asunaro Shobō, 2000. ISBN: 9784751518144

167 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm.

Translated into Japanese from the English, moderate furigana on kanji chracters.

[jpf-sydney]

Machiruda wa chiisana daitensai

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Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

Shelf: 933.7 DAH 16 (@ tadoku section) Machiruda wa chiisana daitensai = Matilda. by Roarudo Dāru ; illustrations by Kwentin Bureiku ; translated by Miyashita Mineo.

Tōkyō : Rironsha, 2005. ISBN: 9784566014251

353 pages : colour illustrations ; 18 cm. (Roarudo Dāru korekushon ; 16)

Translated into Japanese from the English, moderate furigana on kanji chracters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[jpf-sydney]

Kodomo yose. Aki fuyu

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Shelf: 913.7 RYU 2 (@ tadoku section) Kodomo yose. Aki fuyu. by Rokudaime Ryūtei Enji ; illustrations by Futamata Eigorō.

Tōkyō : Nihon Hyōjun, 2010. ISBN: 9784820804444

117 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. (Shirīzu hon no chikara).

Previously published by Kozue in 1975. Text in Japanese, furigana on all kanji chracters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

Table of contents:

[Irekomi] Yose tte nan darō : yōkoso, "kodomo yose" e

Hirabayashi

Ōji no kitsune

Meguro no sanma

[Nakairi] Rakugo to nagaya

Toki soba

Dakudaku

Zappai

Sokotsu nagaya

Bakemono-zukai

Hatsu Tenjin

 [Uchidashi] Rakugo no tanoshimikata / Katsura Bunga.

[jpf-sydney]

Kodomo yose. Haru natsu

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Shelf: 913.7 RYU 1 (@ tadoku section) Kodomo yose. Haru natsu. by Rokudaime Ryūtei Enji ; illustrations by Futamata Eigorō.

Tōkyō : Nihon Hyōjun, 2010. ISBN: 9784820804437

117 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. (Shirīzu hon no chikara).

Previously published by Kozue in 1975. Text in Japanese, furigana on all kanji chracters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

Table of contents:

[Irekomi] Rakugotte nandarō : yōkoso, "kodomo yose" e

Jugemu

Motoinu

Atamayama

[Nakairi] Rakugo no tōjō jinbutsu

Sarayashiki

Momotarō

Kabochaya

Natsudoro

Sanninntabi

Obake nagaya

 [Uchidashi] Rakugo no endai / Makino Setsuko.

[jpf-sydney]

Hajimete no bungaku. Shigematsu Kiyoshi

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"The selected eight short stories in this compilation showcase Kiyoshi Shigematsu's exquisite storytelling style, in which he spins out heart-wrenching scenes from casual family scenes and small events one after the other.

Shelf: 918.6 HAJ 4 (@ tadoku section) Hajimete no bungaku. Shigematsu Kiyoshi. by Shigematsu Kiyoshi.

Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 2007. ISBN: 9784163598901

261 pages ; 19 cm. (Hajimete no bungaku).

Text in Japanese with moderate furigana on kanji characters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on ourtadoku web page.

Table of contents:

Sotsugyō hōmuran

Motchin saigo no ichinichi

Usagi no hibi

Katatsumuri shissō

Karē raisu

Taoru

Aitsu no nengajō

Raigyo

Atogaki

[jpf-sydney]

Hajimete no bungaku. Miyamoto Teru

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Shelf: 918.6 HAJ 4 (@ tadoku section) Hajimete no bungaku. Miyamoto Teru. by Shigematsu Kiyoshi.

Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 2007. ISBN: 9784163598406

249 pages ; 19 cm. (Hajimete no bungaku).

Text in Japanese with moderate furigana on kanji characters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on ourtadoku web page.

Table of contents:

Hoshiboshi no kanashimi

Manatsu no inu

Rikidōzan no otōto

Tomato no hanashi

Chikara

Gosenkai no seishi

Michi ni mau

Kokoro no naka no ikusen mo no hida

[jpf-sydney]

Hajimete no bungaku. Murakami Haruki

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A special anthology prepared by the author himself for young readers' fun reading. An essential volume for both newcomers and Haruki fans.

Shelf: 918.6 HAJ 1 (@ tadoku section) Hajimete no bungaku. Murakami Haruki. Murakami Haruki.

Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 2006. ISBN: 9784163598109

268 pages ; 19 cm. (Hajimete no bungaku).

Text in Japanese with moderate furigana on kanji characters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on ourtadoku web page.

Table of contents:

Shidonī no Gurīn Sutorīto

Kangarū biyori

Kagami

Tongariyaki no seisui

Kaitsuburi

Odoru kobito

Enpitsu kezuri (arui wa kōun to shite no Watanabe Noboru 1)

Taimu mashīn  (arui wa kōun to shite no Watanabe Noboru 2)

Dōnatsuka

Kotowaza

Gyūnyū

Indoya-san

Moshomosho

Makka na keshi

Midoriiro no kemono

Chinmoku

Kaeru-kun, Tōkyō o sukuu

Kaeru-kun no iru basho

[jpf-sydney]

Mitsubachi no hanashi

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How do bees communicate? How long have they been around? What does a beekeeper actually do? Did you know that Napoleon loved bees? Who survived being stung by 2,443 bees? This book answers all these questions and many more, tracking the history of bees from the time of the dinosaurs to their current plight, examining along the way the role bees have played in history and in the rest of the natural world...

Shelf: 486.7 SOC JPN (@ tadoku section). Mitsubachi no hanashi. illustrations by Pyotoru Soha ; text by Voichefu Guraikofusuki ; translated by Takei Mari. Tōkyō : Tokuma Shoten, 2018. ISBN: 9784198646059

71 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 38 cm.

Translated into Japanese from the Polish.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.