Japanese Graded Readers, Level 1- Volume 1 (Includes audio download)

The first Level 1 volume of Japanese Graded Readers, one of the best-known series of graded readers.

This volume contains five stories from Basic Level 1, comprising 350 words and between 400 and 1,500 characters per story.

This reading material corresponds to Nôken Level 5.

The texts are written entirely in Japanese and include furigana.

The layout is full colour and features numerous illustrations to aid understanding of the stories.

- Stories in this volume:

・A Girl
・The Story of the Bee
・Mr John Goes to Japan
・Urashima Taro
・A Funny Story

The Japanese Graded Readers collection

This series of graded readers has four levels, with different volumes for each level.

Level 1 consists of 3 volumes. Within each volume, the stories become progressively more challenging.

Levels of the Japanese Graded Readers series:

-Level 0. Beginners. 350 words. 400 characters per story.
-Level 1. First half of the basic level. 350 words. 400–1,500 characters per story. Level 5 Nôken.
-Level 2. Second half of the basic level. 500 words. 1,500–2,500 characters per story. Level 4 Nôken.
-Level 3. Pre-intermediate. 800 words. 2,500–5,000 characters per story. Level 4–3 Nôken.
-Level 4. Intermediate. 1,300 words. 5,000–10,000 characters per story. Level 3–2 Nôken.

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