Easy Japanese stories for beginners (47, with English glosses)
Japanese originals marked “Beginner”: mostly fairy tales and short pieces with short sentences and common words. Every word has an English gloss and every sentence a translation. Free, no account needed.
- 蚤と蚊Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 鷹とひらめKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- ペンとインキKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 森の神Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- キャラメルと飴玉Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 犬の王様Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- きのこ会議Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 正夢Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 雨ふり坊主Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- ざしき童子のはなしKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- お菓子の大舞踏会Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 虻のおれいKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- やまなしKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- 岡の家Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
- 若返り薬Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 神様の布団Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
- 月夜のでんしんばしらKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- 金のくびかざりHiroshi Ono · Beginner
- Wildcat and the AcornsKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- キンショキショキYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- 椰子蟹Kōichirō Miyahara · Beginner
- やどなし犬Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
- 手品師Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- デイモンとピシアスMiekichi Suzuki · Beginner
- くまと車掌Takane Kiuchi · Beginner
- A Bunch of GrapesTakeo Arishima · Beginner
- 天下一の馬Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- 鬼退治Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
- 夢の卵Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- 燕と王子Takeo Arishima · Beginner
- 湖水の女Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
- 犬と笛Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Beginner
- 彗星の話Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- とんまの六兵衛Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
- お月様の唄Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- ルルとミミKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 天狗笑Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- The Restaurant of Many OrdersKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- 雪渡りKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
- 不思議な帽子Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- 納豆合戦Kan Kikuchi · Beginner
- お山の爺さんYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- 黄金鳥Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
- 狸のお祭りYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
- オシャベリ姫Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
- 白Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Beginner
- 豚吉とヒョロ子Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner