かぐや姫
🇯🇵 Japanese graded reader
かぐや姫
Princess Kaguya
An old bamboo cutter finds a tiny girl glowing inside a stalk of bamboo, and she grows into the most beautiful woman in Japan. Five proud noblemen, five impossible treasures, an emperor who cannot hold her, and a full moon that is waiting to take her home. Japan's oldest story, freshly retold in gentle Japanese that climbs from A1 to A2.
Chapters
- 第一章 竹の中の光read online
- 第二章 小さい女の子Chapter 2: The Tiny Girl
- 第三章 竹の中の金Chapter 3: Gold Inside the Bamboo
- 第四章 かぐや姫Chapter 4: Princess Kaguya
- 第五章 五人の男Chapter 5: Five Men
- 第六章 五つの宝Chapter 6: Five Treasures
- 第七章 仏の石の鉢Chapter 7: The Buddha's Stone Bowl
- 第八章 玉の枝Chapter 8: The Jeweled Branch
- 第九章 職人たちの手紙Chapter 9: The Craftsmen's Letter
- 第十章 火ねずみの皮衣Chapter 10: The Fire-Rat Robe
- 第十一章 竜の首の玉Chapter 11: The Jewel of the Dragon's Neck
- 第十二章 つばめの貝Chapter 12: The Swallow's Shell
- 第十三章 帝Chapter 13: The Emperor
- 第十四章 月の都Chapter 14: The Capital of the Moon
- 第十五章 十五夜Chapter 15: The Fifteenth Night
- 第十六章 天の羽衣Chapter 16: The Feather Robe
What level is Princess Kaguya in Japanese?
It starts at A1 and climbs gradually to A2. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.
How long is it?
16 chapters and about 3,000 words in total, using roughly 450 different word forms.
Is it free?
It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.
Does it have audio?
Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.
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