Japanese reading practice
Graded Japanese reading passages — JLPT N5 to N1
Reading is where every other skill — grammar, vocab, kanji — comes together. Below are a few hundred Japanese reading passages graded by JLPT level, each rendered with furigana, an English translation, and comprehension questions so you can check you understood it. Start at your level and work up.
N5 reading (60)
N5 hub →私の朝のじかん — My morning timedaily life · 1 min read新しいかばん — A new bagdaily life · 1 min read休みの日 — Day offdaily life · 1 min read毎日の朝ごはん — Daily Breakfastdaily life · 1 min read新しい靴を買いました — I bought new shoesdaily life · 1 min read公園で休みます — Resting at the parkdaily life · 1 min read新しい仕事 — A New Jobdaily life · 1 min read休みの日の予定 — Plans for a Day Offdaily life · 1 min read公園の散歩 — A Walk in the Parkdaily life · 1 min read週末の買い物 — Weekend Shoppingdaily life · 1 min read京都への旅行 — A trip to Kyototravel · 1 min read海へ行く準備 — Preparing to go to the beachtravel · 1 min readホテルで — At the hoteltravel · 1 min read京都への旅行 — A trip to Kyototravel · 1 min read北海道のホテル — A hotel in Hokkaidotravel · 1 min read駅でのお土産 — Souvenirs at the stationtravel · 1 min read京都の旅行 — A Trip to Kyototravel · 1 min read北海道のホテル — A Hotel in Hokkaidotravel · 1 min read空港へ行く — Going to the Airporttravel · 1 min read来週の旅行 — Next week's triptravel · 1 min read私のお昼ごはん — My Lunchfood · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min read果物が大好き — I Love Fruitfood · 1 min read私のお昼ごはん — My Lunchfood · 1 min read料理を作る — Cookingfood · 1 min read好きな飲み物 — Favorite Drinkfood · 1 min read私のお弁当 — My Bentofood · 1 min read新しいレストラン — A New Restaurantfood · 1 min read果物が好きです — I Like Fruitfood · 1 min read私の好きな朝ごはん — My favorite breakfastfood · 1 min read会社の一日 — A day at the officebusiness · 1 min read新しい名刺 — New business cardsbusiness · 1 min read会議の準備 — Meeting preparationbusiness · 1 min read会社での電話 — Phone calls at the officebusiness · 1 min read新しい会議室 — The new meeting roombusiness · 1 min read昼休みの時間 — Lunch break timebusiness · 1 min read新しい仕事 — A New Jobbusiness · 1 min read会議の準備 — Preparing for a Meetingbusiness · 1 min read昼休みの過ごし方 — How to Spend Lunch Breakbusiness · 1 min read新しい仕事の準備 — Preparing for New Workbusiness · 1 min read日本のお茶 — Japanese Teaculture · 1 min read日本の夏祭り — Japanese Summer Festivalsculture · 1 min read着物を 着る — Wearing a Kimonoculture · 1 min read日本のお茶 — Japanese Teaculture · 1 min readお祭りの 楽しみ — Enjoying Festivalsculture · 1 min read日本の 漫画 — Japanese Mangaculture · 1 min read日本の食事 — Japanese Mealsculture · 1 min read日本の季節と行事 — Japanese Seasons and Eventsculture · 1 min read日本の服 — Japanese Clothesculture · 1 min read日本のお正月 — Japanese New Yearculture · 1 min readきれいな公園 — A Beautiful Parknature · 1 min read山に登る — Climbing a Mountainnature · 1 min read海が好きです — I Like the Oceannature · 1 min readきれいな山 — A Beautiful Mountainnature · 1 min read海へ行く — Going to the Seanature · 1 min read公園の花 — Flowers in the Parknature · 1 min readきれいな山 — A Beautiful Mountainnature · 1 min read公園の木 — The Trees in the Parknature · 1 min read海へ行く — Going to the Seanature · 1 min readきれいな山と川 — Beautiful Mountains and Riversnature · 1 min read
N4 reading (60)
N4 hub →朝の習慣 — Morning Routinedaily life · 1 min read買い物に行く — Going Shoppingdaily life · 1 min read新しい趣味 — A New Hobbydaily life · 1 min read朝の習慣 — Morning Habitsdaily life · 1 min read買い物に行く — Going Shoppingdaily life · 1 min read夜の読書 — Reading at Nightdaily life · 1 min read新しい趣味 — A New Hobbydaily life · 1 min read朝の習慣 — Morning Routinedaily life · 1 min read図書館へ行く — Going to the Librarydaily life · 1 min read新しい趣味 — A New Hobbydaily life · 1 min read初めてのひとり旅 — My First Solo Triptravel · 1 min read温泉旅行の計画 — Planning a Hot Spring Triptravel · 1 min read海か山か — Beach or Mountaintravel · 1 min read初めての一人旅 — My First Solo Triptravel · 1 min read温泉旅行の計画 — Planning a Hot Spring Triptravel · 1 min read飛行機と新幹線 — Airplanes and Shinkansentravel · 1 min read初めての温泉旅行 — My First Hot Spring Triptravel · 1 min read京都の寺巡り — Visiting Temples in Kyototravel · 1 min read飛行機での失敗 — A Mistake at the Airporttravel · 1 min read初めてのひとり旅 — My First Solo Triptravel · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min readカレーライスが好き — I Love Curry Ricefood · 1 min readお弁当の思い出 — Memories of Bento Boxesfood · 1 min readお弁当の思い出 — Memories of a Bento Boxfood · 1 min read日本のカレー — Japanese Curryfood · 1 min read外食と健康 — Eating Out and Healthfood · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min readコンビニの食べ物 — Convenience Store Foodfood · 1 min read料理を作る時間 — Time to Cookfood · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min read初めての会議 — First Meetingbusiness · 1 min read名刺の交換 — Exchanging Business Cardsbusiness · 1 min read残業について — About Overtimebusiness · 1 min read新しい仕事の準備 — Preparing for a New Jobbusiness · 1 min read会議の後のランチ — Lunch After the Meetingbusiness · 1 min readメールの書き方 — How to Write Emailsbusiness · 1 min read新しいプロジェクト — A New Projectbusiness · 1 min read名刺の交換 — Exchanging Business Cardsbusiness · 1 min read残業について — About Overtimebusiness · 1 min read新しい仕事の悩み — Worries about a new jobbusiness · 1 min read日本の食事の文化 — Japanese Food Cultureculture · 1 min readお風呂の楽しみ方 — How to Enjoy a Bathculture · 1 min read日本の季節と行事 — Japanese Seasons and Eventsculture · 1 min read日本の食事の文化 — Japanese Food Cultureculture · 1 min readお風呂の楽しみ方 — How to Enjoy the Bathculture · 1 min read日本の季節と行事 — Japanese Seasons and Eventsculture · 1 min read日本の食文化 — Japanese Food Cultureculture · 1 min readお祭りの楽しみ — The Joy of Festivalsculture · 1 min read温泉の入り方 — How to Bathe in Hot Springsculture · 1 min read日本の食文化と箸 — Japanese Food Culture and Chopsticksculture · 1 min read週末の山登り — Weekend Hikingnature · 1 min readきれいな海 — The Beautiful Seanature · 1 min read公園の季節 — Seasons in the Parknature · 1 min read山に登る理由 — Reasons for climbing mountainsnature · 1 min read海と夏休み — The sea and summer vacationnature · 1 min read公園の散歩 — A walk in the parknature · 1 min read山登りの楽しみ — The Joy of Mountain Climbingnature · 1 min read海と夏休み — The Sea and Summer Vacationnature · 1 min read公園の散歩 — A Walk in the Parknature · 1 min read森の中の静かな時間 — Quiet time in the forestnature · 1 min read
N3 reading (60)
N3 hub →朝の習慣とコーヒー — Morning routines and coffeedaily life · 1 min read新しい趣味を探して — Searching for a new hobbydaily life · 1 min read買い物の失敗 — A shopping mistakedaily life · 1 min read最近の朝の習慣 — Recent Morning Habitsdaily life · 1 min read自炊を始めてみて — Starting to Cook for Myselfdaily life · 1 min read休日の過ごし方 — How to Spend Holidaysdaily life · 1 min read朝の習慣を変えてみた — I tried changing my morning routinedaily life · 1 min read自炊を始めてみて — Starting to cook for myselfdaily life · 1 min read週末の散歩 — Weekend strolldaily life · 1 min read最近の朝の習慣 — My Recent Morning Routinedaily life · 1 min read一人旅の魅力 — The Appeal of Solo Traveltravel · 1 min read温泉旅行の楽しみ方 — How to Enjoy a Hot Spring Triptravel · 1 min read計画を立てる楽しさ — The Joy of Planningtravel · 1 min read一人旅の魅力 — The Appeal of Solo Traveltravel · 1 min read計画を立てる楽しさ — The Joy of Planningtravel · 1 min readお土産選びの悩み — The Dilemma of Choosing Souvenirstravel · 1 min read一人旅のすすめ — The recommendation of solo traveltravel · 1 min read失敗から学ぶ旅行術 — Travel tips learned from failuretravel · 1 min read地元の味を探す旅 — A journey to find local flavorstravel · 1 min read一人旅の魅力 — The Appeal of Solo Traveltravel · 1 min read日本の朝ごはんと健康 — Japanese Breakfast and Healthfood · 1 min readコンビニの進化 — The Evolution of Convenience Storesfood · 1 min read料理を作る楽しみ — The Joy of Cookingfood · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min read外食の楽しみ — The Joy of Eating Outfood · 1 min read季節の食べ物 — Seasonal Foodfood · 1 min read日本の朝ごはん — Japanese Breakfastfood · 1 min readコンビニの進化 — The Evolution of Convenience Storesfood · 1 min read旬の食材を楽しむ — Enjoying Seasonal Ingredientsfood · 1 min read日本の食文化と季節 — Japanese Food Culture and the Seasonsfood · 1 min read日本の会社と働き方 — Japanese companies and working stylesbusiness · 1 min read名刺交換のマナー — Business card exchange etiquettebusiness · 1 min read新しいアイデアを生むために — To generate new ideasbusiness · 1 min read名刺交換のマナー — Business card exchange etiquettebusiness · 1 min readテレワークのメリットと課題 — Benefits and challenges of teleworkbusiness · 1 min read新しいアイデアを考える — Thinking of new ideasbusiness · 1 min read名刺交換のマナー — Business Card Exchange Etiquettebusiness · 1 min read新しい働き方 — New Ways of Workingbusiness · 1 min readチームワークの力 — The Power of Teamworkbusiness · 1 min readリモートワークと仕事の未来 — Remote Work and the Future of Businessbusiness · 2 min read日本の食文化と季節 — Japanese Food Culture and the Seasonsculture · 1 min readお辞儀の作法 — Etiquette of Bowingculture · 1 min readアニメと日本の文化 — Anime and Japanese Cultureculture · 1 min read日本の食文化と季節 — Japanese Food Culture and the Seasonsculture · 1 min readお辞儀というコミュニケーション — Bowing as Communicationculture · 1 min read畳の部屋とリラックス — Tatami Rooms and Relaxationculture · 1 min read日本の食文化と季節 — Japanese Food Culture and Seasonsculture · 1 min readおもてなしの心 — The Spirit of Omotenashiculture · 1 min read漫画とアニメの力 — The Power of Manga and Animeculture · 1 min read日本の食文化と季節 — Japanese Food Culture and the Seasonsculture · 2 min read森の中の静けさ — Silence in the Forestnature · 1 min read季節の変化を楽しむ — Enjoying Seasonal Changesnature · 1 min read星空を見上げる — Looking Up at the Starry Skynature · 1 min read都会で感じる季節 — Feeling the seasons in the citynature · 1 min read星空を見に行こう — Let's go see the starry skynature · 1 min read森の力 — The power of the forestnature · 1 min read森の静けさ — The Silence of the Forestnature · 1 min read星空の観察 — Observing the Starry Skynature · 1 min read川の音とリラックス — The Sound of the River and Relaxationnature · 1 min read森の音と心の健康 — The Sounds of the Forest and Mental Healthnature · 1 min read
N2 reading (60)
N2 hub →朝の習慣と心の余裕 — Morning Habits and Peace of Minddaily life · 1 min readデジタルデトックスの効能 — The Benefits of Digital Detoxdaily life · 1 min read自炊という選択 — The Choice to Cook for Yourselfdaily life · 1 min read朝の習慣と生産性 — Morning Habits and Productivitydaily life · 1 min readデジタルデトックスのすすめ — Recommendation for Digital Detoxdaily life · 1 min read自炊の楽しみ — The Joy of Cooking at Homedaily life · 1 min read朝の習慣と生産性 — Morning Habits and Productivitydaily life · 1 min readデジタルデトックスのすすめ — Recommendation for a Digital Detoxdaily life · 1 min read自炊と健康管理 — Cooking for Oneself and Health Managementdaily life · 1 min readデジタルデトックスと現代人の休息 — Digital Detox and Modern Restdaily life · 2 min read一人旅の魅力 — The Appeal of Solo Traveltravel · 1 min read観光地のオーバーツーリズム — Overtourism in Tourist Destinationstravel · 1 min read旅の形を変えるデジタルノマド — Digital Nomads Changing the Shape of Traveltravel · 1 min read一人旅の魅力 — The Appeal of Solo Traveltravel · 2 min read観光地のオーバーツーリズム — Overtourism in Tourist Destinationstravel · 2 min read旅の醍醐味は「予期せぬ出会い」 — The Real Thrill of Travel is 'Unexpected Encounters'travel · 2 min read一人旅の醍醐味 — The real pleasure of solo traveltravel · 2 min read観光地のオーバーツーリズム — Overtourism in tourist destinationstravel · 2 min read旅先での予期せぬ出会い — Unexpected encounters while travelingtravel · 2 min read旅の形と心の変化 — The Form of Travel and Changes of the Hearttravel · 2 min read和食のユネスコ無形文化遺産登録と未来 — The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Registration of Washoku and its Futurefood · 2 min readフードロス問題と私たちの意識 — The Food Loss Problem and Our Awarenessfood · 2 min read地産地消の意義と地域活性化 — The Significance of Local Production for Local Consumption and Regional Revitalizationfood · 2 min read発酵食品と健康の密接な関係 — The close relationship between fermented foods and healthfood · 1 min readフードロス問題と私たちの責任 — The food loss problem and our responsibilityfood · 2 min read地産地消がもたらす豊かさ — The richness brought by local production for local consumptionfood · 2 min read発酵食品の魅力 — The Appeal of Fermented Foodsfood · 2 min readフードロスの現状と課題 — The Current State and Challenges of Food Lossfood · 2 min read地産地消の意義 — The Significance of Local Production for Local Consumptionfood · 2 min read食の多様性と未来の選択 — Food Diversity and Future Choicesfood · 2 min readリモートワークの光と影 — The Light and Shadow of Remote Workbusiness · 1 min read日本企業の意思決定プロセス — Decision-making Process in Japanese Companiesbusiness · 1 min read持続可能な経営と社会的責任 — Sustainable Management and Social Responsibilitybusiness · 1 min readテレワークと組織の絆 — Telework and Organizational Bondsbusiness · 1 min readビジネスにおける誠実さ — Integrity in Businessbusiness · 1 min read新規事業開発の難しさ — The Difficulty of New Business Developmentbusiness · 1 min readリモートワークと組織の絆 — Remote Work and Organizational Bondsbusiness · 1 min read日本企業の意思決定プロセス — Decision-Making Processes in Japanese Companiesbusiness · 1 min readサステナビリティと企業の責任 — Sustainability and Corporate Responsibilitybusiness · 2 min readリモートワークと組織文化の変容 — Remote Work and the Transformation of Organizational Culturebusiness · 2 min read食文化の継承と変化 — Inheritance and Change in Food Cultureculture · 1 min read公共空間とアートの役割 — Public Spaces and the Role of Artculture · 2 min readデジタル化時代の伝統芸能 — Traditional Performing Arts in the Digital Ageculture · 2 min read食文化とアイデンティティ — Food Culture and Identityculture · 1 min read伝統芸能の継承と革新 — Inheritance and Innovation in Traditional Performing Artsculture · 1 min read都市空間と公共文化 — Urban Space and Public Cultureculture · 1 min read食文化とアイデンティティ — Food Culture and Identityculture · 1 min read伝統工芸の継承と革新 — Inheritance and Innovation of Traditional Craftsculture · 2 min read都市空間と公共文化 — Urban Space and Public Cultureculture · 1 min read伝統文化の継承と現代的価値 — The Inheritance of Traditional Culture and Modern Valueculture · 3 min read里山の風景と共生 — Satoyama Landscapes and Symbiosisnature · 1 min read深海調査の意義 — The Significance of Deep Sea Explorationnature · 1 min read都市の緑地計画 — Urban Green Space Planningnature · 1 min read里山の風景と人間 — Satoyama Landscapes and Humansnature · 1 min read都会の緑地と精神的健康 — Urban Green Spaces and Mental Healthnature · 1 min read気候変動と生物多様性 — Climate Change and Biodiversitynature · 1 min read森の静寂が教えるもの — What the silence of the forest teaches usnature · 2 min read季節の移ろいと日本人の感性 — The changing of the seasons and Japanese sensibilitynature · 2 min read海が抱えるプラスチック問題 — The plastic problem facing the oceannature · 2 min read都市における自然との共生 — Coexistence with Nature in the Citynature · 2 min read
N1 reading (60)
N1 hub →都市生活の孤独と余白 — Solitude and Margin in Urban Lifedaily life · 1 min read手仕事がもたらす充足感 — The Fulfillment of Handiworkdaily life · 1 min read季節の移ろいと食卓 — Seasonal Changes and the Dining Tabledaily life · 2 min read都市生活と孤独の再定義 — Redefining Urban Life and Lonelinessdaily life · 2 min readミニマリズムと所有の哲学 — Minimalism and the Philosophy of Possessiondaily life · 2 min read食の風景と記憶の連鎖 — Foodscapes and the Chain of Memorydaily life · 2 min readデジタル化する日常と孤独 — Digitizing Daily Life and Lonelinessdaily life · 1 min read家事という名の創造性 — The Creativity Named Houseworkdaily life · 1 min read都市の静寂を求めて — In Search of Urban Silencedaily life · 1 min read都市生活と孤独の再定義 — Redefining Urban Life and Lonelinessdaily life · 3 min read旅の変容と自己の再発見 — The Transformation of Travel and Self-Rediscoverytravel · 1 min read観光の倫理と持続可能性 — The Ethics and Sustainability of Tourismtravel · 2 min read書物の中の旅路 — Journeys Within Bookstravel · 1 min read旅と日常の境界線 — The Boundary Between Travel and Daily Lifetravel · 2 min read孤独という名の贅沢 — The Luxury Called Solitudetravel · 1 min read記憶を編むという行為 — The Act of Weaving Memoriestravel · 1 min read旅の効用と自己の再発見 — The Benefits of Travel and Self-Rediscoverytravel · 1 min read観光化される歴史と記憶 — The Touristification of History and Memorytravel · 2 min read移動の哲学：境界を越えるということ — The Philosophy of Movement: Crossing Borderstravel · 2 min read旅という名の自己変革 — Self-Transformation Known as Traveltravel · 2 min read食の記憶と郷愁 — Food Memories and Nostalgiafood · 2 min read発酵文化の再考 — Rethinking Fermentation Culturefood · 2 min read美食の倫理と持続可能性 — The Ethics of Gastronomy and Sustainabilityfood · 2 min read発酵という名の錬金術 — Alchemy Named Fermentationfood · 2 min read美食の倫理と持続可能性 — The Ethics of Gastronomy and Sustainabilityfood · 2 min read食卓の記憶とアイデンティティ — Memories of the Dining Table and Identityfood · 2 min read発酵という名の錬金術 — Alchemy Called Fermentationfood · 2 min read美食の倫理と持続可能性 — The Ethics of Gastronomy and Sustainabilityfood · 2 min read味覚の記憶と郷愁の風景 — The Memory of Taste and the Landscape of Nostalgiafood · 2 min read食の変容と文化の記憶 — The Transformation of Food and Cultural Memoryfood · 3 min read日本的経営の再考 — Reconsidering Japanese-style Managementbusiness · 2 min readスタートアップの資金調達 — Startup Fundraisingbusiness · 2 min read持続可能なサプライチェーン — Sustainable Supply Chainbusiness · 2 min read日本的経営の再考 — Rethinking Japanese-style Managementbusiness · 1 min read人的資本経営の真髄 — The Essence of Human Capital Managementbusiness · 1 min readデジタル・トランスフォーメーションの光と影 — The Light and Shadow of Digital Transformationbusiness · 2 min read日本的経営の変容と持続可能性 — The Transformation and Sustainability of Japanese Managementbusiness · 2 min readスタートアップと破壊的イノベーション — Startups and Disruptive Innovationbusiness · 2 min read企業の社会的責任とESG投資 — Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG Investmentbusiness · 2 min read現代企業におけるパーパス経営の功罪 — The Merits and Demerits of Purpose-Driven Management in Modern Corporationsbusiness · 2 min read文化の変容とアイデンティティ — Cultural Transformation and Identityculture · 2 min read食文化に見る歴史の重層性 — The Multi-layered Nature of History in Food Cultureculture · 2 min read都市空間とサブカルチャー — Urban Spaces and Subcultureculture · 2 min read食文化の変容とアイデンティティ — The Transformation of Food Culture and Identityculture · 2 min read伝統芸能と現代の共鳴 — Traditional Performing Arts and Modern Resonanceculture · 2 min read都市空間と文化の重層性 — Urban Space and the Multi-layered Nature of Cultureculture · 2 min read伝統の変容と持続 — The Transformation and Persistence of Traditionculture · 2 min read食文化とアイデンティティ — Food Culture and Identityculture · 2 min read言語と文化の不可分性 — The Inseparability of Language and Cultureculture · 2 min read文化の変容とアイデンティティのゆくえ — The Transformation of Culture and the Future of Identityculture · 2 min read自然の深淵と人間の対峙 — The Abyss of Nature and Human Confrontationnature · 2 min read季節の移ろいと日本人の感性 — The Changing Seasons and Japanese Sensibilitynature · 1 min read野生の残照と都市の境界 — The Afterglow of the Wild and the Boundary of the Citynature · 2 min read森の沈黙と生命の律動 — The Silence of the Forest and the Rhythm of Lifenature · 2 min read季節の境界線と日本人の感性 — The Boundary of Seasons and Japanese Sensibilitynature · 2 min read山岳信仰と自然への畏敬 — Mountain Worship and Awe for Naturenature · 2 min read原生林の静寂と時間の概念 — The Silence of Primeval Forests and the Concept of Timenature · 1 min read気候変動と生態系の脆弱性 — Climate Change and Ecosystem Vulnerabilitynature · 2 min read山岳信仰と自然への畏敬 — Mountain Worship and Awe for Naturenature · 2 min read自然という名の鏡 — The Mirror Named Naturenature · 3 min read