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Japanese 332: Extensive Reading in Japanese

Resources for finding "easy read" Japanese-language materials along with audio files for Online Japanese Graded Readers

EBSCO Ebooks and Audio Links

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Level 2

屁っこき嫁 : The farting bride
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老人の町 : The town of old people
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ヘンゼルとグレーテル : グリム童話より = Hansel and Gretel
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二人の恋人 : 他2話 : イソップ物語より = Two lovers and other stories
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シンデレラ : Cinderella
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Level 2
ジャックと豆の木 : イギリス民話より = Jack and the beanstalk
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Level 2
悪魔の散步 : The Demon's walk
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赤ずきんちゃん : グリム童話より = Little Red Riding Hood
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裸の王様 : The emperor's new clothes
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サルとカニ : The monkey and the crab
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Level 3

五兵衛と津波 : Gohē and a tsunami
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Level 3
天狗の鼻 : The nose of a Tengu
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大男の話 : The story of a giant
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Level 3
海幸山幸 : 日本の神話 : 「古事記」より = Sea Prince and Mountain Prince
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ばかオンダル : 三国史記より: Ondal the Dumb
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梨とり兄弟 : Three brothers who went searching for pears
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よだかの星 : The star of the night hawk
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Level 3

Level 4

落語 : 「馬小屋の火事」「風呂敷包み」= Rakugo : 'Fire in the stable' and 'The furoshiki bundle'
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Level 4
おちくぼ物語 : Tales of Ochikubo
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Level 4
京都 : Kyoto
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クリスマス・キャロル : Christmas carol
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Level 4
信長・秀吉・家康 : 戦国時代を生きた三武将 = Nomunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu : three shoguns from the Civil War era
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赤毛クラブ : The Red-headed League
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奈良の大仏 : The Great Buddha of Nara
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中国の悲しい恋物語 : 「孟姜女」「梁山伯と祝英台」 = Tragic Chinese love stories : 'Lady Meng Jiang' and 'Butterfly lovers'
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女王卑弥呼 : Queen Himiko
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羅生門 : トロッコ = The Great Gate of Rasho ; The railway truck
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広島・宮島 = Hiroshima and Miyajima
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Level 5

野口英世 : 日本が生んだ世界的医学者 = Noguchi Hideyo : a doctor born in Japan but devoted to people all around the world
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Level 5
坂本龍馬 : 日本を変えた若者 = Sakamoto Ryoma : a young man who changed the course for Japan
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Level 5