Read a short Japanese story every day, written for your level.

The stories are based on the news, with a new one at every JLPT level each day. Hover over any word to see its reading, its meaning and the kanji it is made of, then quiz yourself on the words you didn't know.

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Pick the level you're studying for to see its stories. You can change it any time from the level badge at the top of the page.

Preparing for the JLPT? Each level of the Textbook ends with a practice exam timed like the real test: N5, N4, N3, N2 and N1.

How it works

Read without a dictionary

Every word in every story has its reading and meaning built in. You only hover over it (or tap it) when you need help, so you can keep reading without stopping to look things up.

See inside each word

The pop-up shows each kanji in a word with its own reading and meaning, which helps new compound words make sense.

Quiz what you did not know

Click the words that slowed you down and practice them, first by meaning and then by typing the reading. Words you miss come back in later sessions.

Just starting out? Try the Textbook, which teaches Japanese step by step It starts from the very beginning

These are all the words you marked as unknown in your readings.

Articles are original texts written for learners with AI assistance (Claude). Figures and facts can be checked at the source linked in each article; word readings are machine-checked against a dictionary. Found a mistake? Please let us know.

Daily Dokkai is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which run the JLPT.

Dictionary data from JMdict and KANJIDIC2 by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under the EDRDG license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Read a short Japanese story every day, written for your level.

Choose your reading level

How it works

Read without a dictionary

See inside each word

Quiz what you did not know

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