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Japanese Reading Practice (BEGINNER LEVEL JLPT N4) - Tokyo Fun

Updated: May 19


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Konnichiyall, everyone! Welcome to another BEGINNER level Japanese Reading Practice! My Japanese Reading Practice series is designed to help you practice Japanese reading in a convenient, learner-friendly way, while also learning a bit about Japan. I hope you enjoy!


This post is written at approximately a JLPT N4 level, meaning that it contains beginner level grammar and kanji. But there's Kanji readings and vocabulary included, so even N5 level beginners can feel free to give it a go!


As usual, the first section is kanji only, and the second section is the same post with the kanji readings included. Please feel free to use whichever one is better suited to your level, and where you're feeling comfortable studying today. Or use both, if you'd like! Also, I know that sometimes as a beginner it's really hard to know where words end and begin, so I've bolded the particles (は、が、で、に、と、を) to help you out a bit.


Also, if you're using the kanji readings included version, beware that like Japanese children's books, I usually won't post the same reading twice! This is to build your reading fluency. So, please try your best to remember the readings as you go along, and maybe even challenge yourself with the kanji only version at the end if you're feeling up to it!


A vocabulary list with both kanji readings and English translations is included at the end of the post.


Well, I hope you enjoy! Let me know how it goes! This week's topic is about my time in Tokyo with a visiting friend. I wrote it at the end of March when she was here, but it's taken me a while to get it edited, checked, and posted!


Beginner Japanese Reading Practice (JLPT N4) - Kanji only version


今週アメリカ人友だち東京います!ですから、私毎日東京まで行っています。私東京すんでいません。家から東京まで、電車1時間ぐらいかかります。ちょっと疲れています。でも、とても楽しいです!


さいしょよる、やきとりお店行きました。このお店楽しくて安いです。日本来たら、おすすめです。タブレット注文できます。ですから、日本語話せなくても、大丈夫です。


昨日、友だちジブリミュージアム行きました。とても楽しかったです!子どもときからまじょたっきゅうびん(Kiki’s Delivery Service)  大好きです。東京来たら、ぜひジブリミュージアム行ってみてくださいね!



Beginner Japanese Reading Practice (JLPT N4) - With Kanji Readings


今週(こんしゅう)アメリカ人友だち(ともだち)東京(とうきょう)います!ですから、私(わたし)毎日(まいにち)東京まで行って(いって)います。私東京すんでいません。家(いえ)から東京まで、電車(でんしゃ)1時間(じかん)ぐらいかかります。ちょっと疲れて(つかれて)います。でも、とても楽しい(たのしい)です。


さいしょよる、やきとりお店(おみせ)行きました(いきました)。このお店楽しくて安い(やすい)です。日本(にほん)来たら(きたら)、おすすめです。タブレット注文(ちゅうもん)できます。ですから、日本語(にほんご)話せなくても(はなせなくても)、大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です。


昨日(きのう)、友だちジブリミュージアム行きました。とても楽しかったです!子ども(こども)ときからまじょたっきゅうびん(Kiki’s Delivery Service)  大好き(だいすき)です。東京来たら、ぜひ行ってみてくださいね!


Vocabulary


今週(こんしゅう)- this week

友だち(ともだち)- friend

ですから - so; because of that

毎日(まいにち)- every day 

行って(いって)います - (I am) going

〜にすんでいません - don’t live 

家(いえ)- house

電車(でんしゃ)- train

1時間(じかん)ぐらい - about one hour

かかります - takes

疲れて(つかれて)います - tired

でも - but

楽しい(たのしい)- fun

さいしょ - first

よる - night

お店(おみせ)- store; restaurant; shop

安い(やすい)- cheap

来たら(きたら)- if you come

おすすめ - recommendation

注文(ちゅうもん)- order

話せなくても(はなせなくても)- even if someone can’t speak

大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)- OK

昨日(きのう)- yesterday

ジブリミュージアム - Ghibli Museum

子ども(こども)とき - when I was a child

大好き(だいすき)- love

ぜひ - absolutely; by all means

行ってみて - check it out; try going


Okay, that's all for this beginner Japanese reading practice! How did it go for you?!


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読んでくれてありがとうございました!😊

(よんでくれてありがとうございました)

Thanks for reading!


Want more Beginner Level Japanese Reading Practice? Check out my other beginner friendly JLPT Level N4 and N5 posts!

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