At a certain bamboo grove, the young bamboo shoots who live underground are eager to go too far away - so their mother scolds them to keep them close together. But one bamboo shoot keeps hearing a beautiful sound coming from outside the grove, and is determined to find a way to reach it.
This guided reader features a short children's story by Niimi Nankichi (新美南吉), which is written exclusively in hiragana and with spaces between words. The reader contains:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
Check out the book's Look Inside preview to see how all this works in practice. A free full-featured PDF sample is available on the Reajer website.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop or smartphone applications instead.
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About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
This guided reader features a short children's story by Niimi Nankichi (新美南吉), which is written exclusively in hiragana and with spaces between words. The reader contains:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
Check out the book's Look Inside preview to see how all this works in practice. A free full-featured PDF sample is available on the Reajer website.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop or smartphone applications instead.
===
About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
