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Looking for easy Japanese reading practice? This beginner-friendly article is written using simple Japanese. Review useful vocabulary and English explanations. Whether you’re a JLPT N5 or N4 learner, this article will help you improve your Japanese reading skills naturally.
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- Vocabulary Section: After you finish reading, head down to the Vocabulary Table section to review and study the key words from the article!
- If you want to get your hands on this manga, you can check it out here! DanDaDan Manga (English). Or, if you want to challenge yourself and read the entire story in its original language, you can pick up the Original Japanese Version!
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Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| この | この | This |
| 漫画 | まんが | Manga / Comic |
| コメディ | こめでぃ | Comedy |
| ホラー | ほらー | Horror |
| アクション | あくしょん | Action |
| 混ざる | まざる | To be mixed / To be blended |
| 面白い | おもしろい | Interesting / Funny |
| 話 | はなし | Story / Talk |
| 登場人物 | とうじょうじんぶつ | Characters (in a story) |
| たち | たち | [Plural suffix for people] |
| 最初 | さいしょ | Beginning / At first |
| 普通の | ふつうの | Ordinary / Normal |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | High school student |
| 見える | みえる | To look / To seem / To be visible |
| しかし | しかし | However / But |
| 後で | あとで | Later / Afterwards |
| 誰も～ない | だれも～ない | Nobody / No one |
| 予想する | よそうする | To expect / To predict / To anticipate |
| とても | とても | Very |
| びっくりする | びっくりする | To be surprised / To be shocked |
| 姿 | すがた | Appearance / Form / Figure |
| 変わる | かわる | To change / To transform |
| 彼ら | かれら | They / Them |
| 不思議な | ふしぎな | Mysterious / Strange / Wonderous |
| 怪物 | かいぶつ | Monster |
| 激しい | はげしい | Intense / Fierce / Violent |
| 超能力 | ちょうのうりょく | Superpower / Psychic power |
| 戦い | たたかい | Battle / Fight |
| ほとんど | ほとんど | Most / Almost all |
| 勝つ | かつ | To win |
| 無理そう | むりそう | Looking impossible |
| でも | でも | But / However |
| なぜか | なぜか | For some reason / Somehow |
| 毎回 | まいかい | Every time |
| それ | それ | It / That |
| 乗り越える | のりこえる | To overcome / To get through |
| 賑やかな | にぎやかな | Lively / Noisy / Bustling |
| また | また | Also / In addition |
| 綺麗な | きれいな | Beautiful / Clean |
| 魅力的な | みりょくてきな | Charming / Attractive |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | Girl |
| キャラクター | きゃらくたー | Character |
| たくさん | たくさん | Many / A lot |
| 出てくる | でてくる | To appear / To come out |
| 人気のある | にんきのある | Popular |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | Wonderful / Amazing |
| アニメ | あにめ | Anime / Animation |
| なる | なる | To become |
| 動き | うごき | Movement / Motion |
| 速さ | はやさ | Speed |
| 激しさ | はげしさ | Intensity / Fierceness |
| しっかりと | しっかりと | Firmly / Solidly / Clearly |
| 強く | つよく | Strongly |
| 感じる | かんじる | To feel |
| こと | こと | Thing / Ability [nominalizer] |
| できる | できる | To be able to do |
| 戦う | たたかう | To fight / To battle |
| シーン | しーん | Scene |
| 息をのむほど | いきをのむほど | Breathtakingly (lit. To the extent of swallowing one’s breath) |
| 迫力がある | はくりょくがある | Powerful / Impactful / Compelling |
| 次に | つぎに | Next |
| 何 | なに | What |
| 起きる | おきる | To happen / To occur |
| 物語 | ものがたり | Story / Tale |
Keep Practicing Your Japanese!
We hope this Easy Japanese reading practice article helped you learn new vocabulary and improve your reading flow! The best way to build your confidence and expand your Japanese vocabulary every day is to keep reading content you love.
If you enjoyed today’s lesson, you should definitely check out the manga itself. The art in Witch Hat Atelier is absolutely stunning—it is so incredibly beautiful that it is well worth collecting, and even just having the first volume on your shelf or device is totally worth it!
You can grab the English edition on Amazon here! DanDaDan Manga (English). Or, if you want to challenge yourself and read the entire story in its original language, you can pick up the Original Japanese Version!
Check out our other Easy Japanese reading practice articles to keep leveling up your skills and discover more amazing stories!