Japanese Tadoku Books by Students
Smith College Tadoku Project
この本は面白いかったと思います。文はちょっとみじかくて、かんたんですが、漢字と新しい単語があるので、楽しかったです。話はよかった。絵も上手でした。
I would definitely recommend this book. It was quick and fun, the story was engaging, and while there was enough kanji and new vocabulary to make it challenging, there wasn’t too much. Give it a try!
この本はちょっとむずかしかったですが、話がとても面白かったです。日本のれきしの有名な人の話です。知らなかったかんじとたんごがたくさんあったので、読むことが長い時間がかかりました。
Although this was an interesting read, it was definitely more difficult than the level 1 books I had read in the past. Because of the historical focus and difficulty level (level 3) of the story, there were a lot of kanji and vocabulary I did not understand. Because of this, I ended up referring to a dictionary and online translator quite often. Despite the difficulty, I enjoyed the book and the fun historical knowledge it provided. I would suggest this to first year students who are willing to challenge themselves and/or have the adequate amount of time to translate and thoroughly understand this text!
桃太郎はいい本ですよ。桃太郎さんは桃の中から出てきました。桃太郎さんと犬とさるときじは鬼と戦いました。面白いですよ。
I would recommend this book to first year Japanese students, although there is a lot of new vocabulary and kanji. It is an interesting story and has repetitive enough grammar and sentence structures to be able to pick up quickly.
本のタクシーはかなしいですよ！まえ、ストリはいい。でもきょうに、とてもかなしです。
タクシー is a short story about a taxi driver who helps a young girl. It is more serious of a subject than a lot of the other level 2 books, which makes it interesting. It’s not an incredibly challenging read but it offers some new vocabulary and puts into context kanji we have learned so far.
~スーラ デミア
このストーリーはとてもいいです。りょうさんはすごいおまわりさんです。りょうさんはみなさんをてつだうんです。ワニがいました。さいごのパートーはちょとたのしでした。
Yes, I would recommend this book, the kanji is very easy to read. It’s about a policeman named Ryo-san. He is very helpful and in this story he helps out a lady. He helps in dealing with an alligator.
この昔話は おじいさんと おばあさんのストーリーですが、こののは おばあさんは アンタゴニストです。鳥に チャンスを くれませんで、その鳥に ぼうりょくをふるいました。たくのりを れいつぶしか あげられませんでした。でも、おばあさんは いじきたなかったから、バッドエンドです。
This is an interesting story with unexpected plot twists every two pages. I thought it was a clever, creative way to teach us that what goes around comes around. And no, if you think you missed a page at the end, it’s really the end.
ジョンさんは日本に行きました。飛行機の中で、きれいな女の子に合いました。同じい漫画を持ってきました。そして、ラフラフのはなしを始めました。このはなしは簡単で、面白いと思います。読んでくださいね。どころで、辞書を見ないほうがいいですよ。とてもとても簡単ですから。
Unlike the other explanatory books I have read so far, this story has some interesting plot lines. Although the story could easily happened in any other context, I enjoyed this book. I would recommend reading it just for a change, but for those of you who want to target books specifically link to Japanese culture or classic tales, maybe you can skip this.
This book was a very sad book towards the end, and it was a surprise a bit. The story line was very good and easy to understand. These three characters are important for the story and its plot. The colors throughout the book were great, and the illustrations made it seem like dream-like story.
I recommend this book to anyone, the kanji are very easy to understand, about two words to look up but if you can continue to read you already understand where the story is going. A lot of the verbs we already know. Overall, just a nice story to read if you want a surprise.
この本はとても面白いですよ。本の中で、たくさん小説があります。小説はちょっと変ですよ、でもかいがはきれいです。This book is a collection of several very short stories. Some are interesting, and some are a bit strange. But the illustrations are very nice!
I’d recommend this book to any first year student who wants a fairly easy read with not much new grammar. The short stories are fairly easy to understand and the pictures are nice to look at.
このほんはとてもよかったです。たくさんきれいえがあります。おじいさんは親切な人だと思います。うれしい本です。
I would definitely recommend this book to other Japanese 1 students. It is easy enough to read, with only some minor grammar points I didn’t understand, and I knew much of the vocabulary as well. It is a heartwarming story with some very beautiful and unique illustrations.