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Learn Japanese with Stories · Volume 2

Learn Japanese with Stories #2: Momotaro

Clay & Yumi Boutwell · Makoto Press

Intermediate JLPT N4–N3 Read it in the app

Momotaro the Peach Boy, plus the song, the dumplings, and what an oni actually is.

The Peach Boy in full, then the pieces around it: the Momotaro song and where it came from, kibidango and their link to Okayama, an explanation of what an oni is, and the Japanese telling of The Tortoise and the Hare. More cultural background than any other volume in the series.

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Is this the right level for you?

Intermediate · JLPT N4–N3. Longer sentences, denser kanji, real essay structure.

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
226
Kanji density
25.8%
Average sentence
20.9
N5–N3 vocabulary
69.0%
Pages
168

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What is in the book

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