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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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悲しくて感動する話を探しているなら、これはとても良い選択です。
これは、2巻だけのとても短い漫画です。
この漫画は、アニメにもなりました。
多くの人が、アニメはとても良いと言っています。
かわいいオープニングの曲は、悲しい話と全然違います。
この話は、地球の人を笑顔にするためにやってきた、かわいい宇宙人の話です。
宇宙人は、寂しい女の子に出会います。
彼は、魔法の道具で彼女を助けたいと思います。
しかし、彼の行動のせいで、彼女の問題はもっと悪くなります。
かわいい絵ですが、物語はとてもシリアスです。
話が進むと、いろいろな登場人物の生活がわかります。
この漫画を読むと、誰が本当に悪いのか分かりません。
この話は、いろいろなことを考えさせられます。
Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲しい | かなしい | Sad |
| 感動する | かんどうする | To be moved / To be touched emotionally |
| 話 | はなし | Story / Talk |
| 探す | さがす | To look for / To search for |
| これ | これ | This |
| とても | とても | Very |
| 良い | よい | Good |
| 選択 | せんたく | Choice / Selection |
| 2巻 | にかん | 2 volumes |
| だけ | だけ | Only / Just |
| 短い | みじかい | Short |
| 漫画 | まんが | Manga / Comic |
| アニメ | あにめ | Anime / Animation |
| なる | なる | To become |
| 多く | おおく | Many / A lot of |
| 人 | ひと | Person / People |
| 言う | いう | To say |
| かわいい | かわいい | Cute |
| オープニング | おーぷにんぐ | Opening |
| 曲 | きょく | Song / Piece of music |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | Not at all / Completely (with negative) |
| 違う | ちがう | To be different |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | Earth |
| 笑顔 | えがお | Smile / Smiling face |
| ために | ために | For the sake of / In order to |
| やってくる | やってくる | To come along / To arrive |
| 宇宙人 | うちゅうじん | Alien |
| 寂しい | さびしい | Lonely |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | Girl |
| 出会う | であう | To meet (by chance) / To encounter |
| 彼 | かれ | He / Him |
| 魔法 | まほう | Magic |
| 道具 | どうぐ | Tool / Gadget / Device |
| 助ける | たすける | To help / To save |
| 思う | おもう | To think |
| しかし | しかし | However / But |
| 行動 | こうどう | Action / Behavior |
| せい | せい | Fault / Because of (negative consequence) |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | She / Her |
| 問題 | もんだい | Problem / Issue |
| もっと | もっと | More |
| 悪くなる | わるくなる | To get worse / To worsen |
| 絵 | え | Picture / Drawing / Art |
| 物語 | ものがたり | Story / Tale |
| シリアス | しりあす | Serious |
| 進む | すすむ | To advance / To move forward |
| いろいろ | いろいろ | Various |
| 登場人物 | とうじょうじんぶつ | Characters (in a story) |
| 生活 | せいかつ | Life / Daily living |
| 分かる | わかる | To understand / To know |
| 読む | よむ | To read |
| 誰 | だれ | Who |
| 本当に | ほんとうに | Really / Truly |
| 悪い | わるい | Bad / Evil |
| 考える | かんがえる | To think / To consider |
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 manga here! Takopi Original Sin (English). The book is just 2 volumes!
Check out our other Easy Japanese reading practice articles to keep leveling up your skills and discover more amazing stories!