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Japanese Graded Readers

Two official graded-reader lines. ASK print packs with audio, and White Rabbit Press’s 9-story app. Not the Tadoku NPO.

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BeginnerIntermediatePaidEasyReadingPrint, Web, iPhone, Android
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Best for

Learners who will finish short leveled stories

Avoid if

You wanted the free Tadoku NPO library

Pricing

Paid print packs from ASK; paid White Rabbit Press app

Platform

Print, Web, iPhone, Android

Ease of use

Easy

Pros

  • Learners who will finish short leveled stories
  • People who want print plus audio
  • Readers who already know kana

Cons

  • You wanted the free Tadoku NPO library
  • You will buy a pack and never open it
  • You still cannot read kana comfortably

Japanese Graded Readers here means two commercial lines, not the Tadoku NPO library at tadoku.org.

ASK Publishing sells よむよむ文庫 print packs. Stories are leveled, kanji have furigana, and every story includes audio. White Rabbit Press sells a separate 9-story app with illustrations, furigana, and narrated audio at whiterabbitpress.com/japanese-graded-readers.

The visit link on this page goes to ASK.

Who it fits

It fits learners who will finish a short book. ASK is the print-and-audio pack. White Rabbit Press is the phone app.

Limits

These are not annotated like Satori Reader. They are not the free Tadoku.org library. If a daily news article is more realistic, keep NHK News Web Easy.

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