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Learn Japanese with Stories · Volume 9

Learn Japanese with Stories 9 - The Fountain of Youth

Clay & Yumi Boutwell · Makoto Press

Upper Beginner + JLPT N4 Read it in the app

The Fountain of Youth, the Hundred Tales Game, and The Wise Child.

Normally, we have a theme for each reader. This volume isn't as neatly categorized as our other volumes, but two of the stories deal with children and so, the cover has a cute baby on it. Beyond that, the stories were chosen because they are short, easy to understand, and reveal something about Japanese culture. We have The Fountain of Youth, a traditional Japanese fairy tale, The Hundred Tales Game, a more modern comic horror with a twist, and The Wise Child, a cute story about a, well, wise child who has to figure out which is closer, the capital or the sun.

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Is this the right level for you?

Upper Beginner + · JLPT N4. Folktale narration at a steady pace. The bulk of the collection lives here.

Every level on this site was measured from the book's own Japanese rather than assigned by feel. The numbers below are what the measurement saw, so you can judge the fit yourself instead of taking our word for it.

Distinct kanji
152
Kanji density
19.9%
Average sentence
20.4
N5–N3 vocabulary
87.5%
Pages
132

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What is in the book

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Where to buy

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