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Yokai · Volume 6

Learn Japanese with Yokai Volume 6: Yamanba, the Mountain Witch

Clay & Yumi Boutwell · Makoto Press

Upper Beginner + JLPT N4 Read it in the app

The mountain crone in two full folktales, including the three magic charms.

Two full folktales of the mountain crone: the ox-driver who feeds her his whole cargo and beats her with a mouse squeak, and the beloved Three Magic Charms — a chestnut-hungry temple boy, a midnight knife, and a priest who ends it all with a flea.

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
203
Kanji density
22.1%
Average sentence
18.4
N5–N3 vocabulary
73.6%
Pages
173

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