Satori Reader
Annotated Japanese articles and dialogues with audio and inline notes.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumEasyReadingWeb, iPhone
Japanese reading resources
Reading improves when the text is finishable. Choose the amount of help, not the longest library.
NHK News Web Easy
Free graded Japanese news with furigana and audio.
BeginnerIntermediateFreeEasyReadingListeningWeb
Tadoku
Graded Japanese readers for extensive reading, including a free library.
BeginnerIntermediateFreemiumEasyReadingWeb, Print
Yomitan
A browser popup dictionary for looking up Japanese while you read.
IntermediateFreeInvolvedDictionaryWeb
Migaku
A toolkit for mining Japanese from video and text into review cards.
IntermediatePaidInvolvedFlashcards & SRSWeb, Browser, iPhone, Android
LingQ
Import Japanese text, track known words, and read with in-line lookup.
IntermediateFreemiumModerateReadingWeb, iPhone, Android
Watanoc
Slow, readable Japanese articles for learners.
BeginnerIntermediateFreeEasyReadingWeb
Immersion Kit
Search Japanese words in anime and drama subtitle lines.
IntermediateFreeModerateDictionaryWeb
Language Reactor
Dual Japanese subtitles and lookup for YouTube and Netflix in the browser.
IntermediateFreemiumModerateListeningBrowser
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A good reading resource is one you can finish. Annotation, audio, and lookup tools change the cost of that finish. The focused shortlist is Japanese reading resources for beginners.
Free daily pages
NHK News Web Easy is the default free habit: short news, furigana, audio.
Annotated stories
Satori Reader adds notes and a library. Use the free chapters before paying.
Lookup while you read
Yomitan sits on top of whatever you read in a browser. It is setup-heavy and worth it only after you can already scan kana.
Keep one reading source as the habit. Adding three libraries usually means you open none of them.