Easy Japanese Article – The Promised Neverland Review – Beginner Reading & Vocabulary

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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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If you want to get your hands on this manga, you can check it out here! The Promised Neverland 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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What Is The Promised Neverland About?

サスペンスやミステリーの漫画まんがが好すきな人ひとは、ぜひこれを読よんでください。

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Sasupensu ya misuterī no manga ga sukina hito wa, zehi kore o yonde kudasai.

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If you like suspense and mystery stories, you should definitely read this.

物語ものがたりは、静しずかで美うつくしい孤児院こじいんから始はじまります。

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Monogatari wa, shizuka de utsukushii kojiin kara hajimarimasu.

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The story begins at a peaceful and beautiful orphanage.

主人公しゅじんこうは、とても頭あたまがいい3人にんの子供こどもたちです。

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Shujinkō wa, totemo atama ga ii san-nin no kodomo-tachi desu.

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The main characters are three very smart children.

彼らかれらは、たくさんのきょうだいや、優やさしい「ママ」と一緒いっしょに、楽たのしく暮くらしています。

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Karera wa, takusan no kyōdai ya, yasashii “Mama” to issho ni, tanoshiku kurashite imasu.

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They live happily with many brothers and sisters and a kind “mom”.

毎日まいにちみんなが笑顔えがおで、いつもの普通ふつうの生活せいかつに見みえます。

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Mainichi minna ga egao de, itsumo no futsū no seikatsu ni miemasu.

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Every day is full of smiles, and everything seems normal.

The Suspense Starts

しかし、その生活せいかつはすぐに変かわってしまいます。

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Shikashi, sono seikatsu wa sugu ni kawatte shimaimasu.

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However, everything changes almost immediately.

安心あんしんな生活せいかつが、急きゅうにとても危あぶなくなります。

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Anshin na seikatsu ga, kyū ni totemo abunaku narimasu.

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Their peaceful life suddenly becomes very dangerous.

子供こどもたちは、生いき残のこるために自分じぶんたちの頭あたまを使つかわなければなりません。

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Kodomo-tachi wa, ikinokoru tame ni jibun-tachi no atama o tsukawanakereba narimasen.

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The children must use their intelligence to survive.

A Thrilling Story Indeed

孤児院こじいんには、どんな大おおきな秘密ひみつがあるのでしょうか。

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Kojiin ni wa, donna ōkina himitsu ga aru no deshō ka.

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What big secret is hidden inside the orphanage?

この漫画まんがは、読よみ始はじめたら絶対ぜったいに止とまらなくなるよ！

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Once you start reading this manga, you absolutely won’t be able to stop!

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Once you start reading this manga, you absolutely won’t be able to stop!

Vocabulary

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
サスペンス	サスペンス	Suspense
ミステリー	ミステリー	Mystery
漫画	まんが	Manga / Comic
人	ひと	Person / People
読む	よむ	To read
物語	ものがたり	Story / Tale
静か	しずか	Quiet / Peaceful
美しい	うつくしい	Beautiful
孤児院	こじいん	Orphanage
始まる	はじまる	To begin / To start
主人公	しゅじんこう	Main character / Protagonist
頭がいい	あたまがいい	Smart / Intelligent
子供たち	こどもたち	Children
彼ら	かれら	They / Them
きょうだい	きょうだい	Siblings / Brothers and sisters
優しい	やさしい	Kind / Gentle
一緒	いっしょ	Together
楽しく	たのしく	Enjoyably / Funly
暮らす	くらす	To live / To spend time
毎日	まいにち	Every day
笑顔	えがお	Smile / Smiling face
いつも	いつも	Always / Usually
普通	ふつう	Normal / Ordinary
生活	せいかつ	Life / Daily living
見える	みえる	To look / To seem / To be visible
しかし	しかし	However / But
すぐ	すぐ	Soon / Immediately
変わる	かわる	To change
安心	あんしん	Safe / Secure / Peace of mind
急に	きゅうに	Suddenly
危ない	あぶない	Dangerous
生き残る	いきのこる	To survive
ため	ため	For the purpose of / Sake
自分たち	じぶんたち	Themselves / Ourselves
使う	つかう	To use
大きな	おおきな	Big / Large
秘密	ひみつ	Secret
絶対に	ぜったいに	Absolutely / Definitely
止まる	とまる	To stop

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! The Promised Neverland 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!

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