Japanese reading practice · JLPT N5 to N1

Read real Japanese,
one article at a time.

Short, news-based articles written for every JLPT level. Hover any word for its reading, its meaning and a kanji-by-kanji breakdown, then quiz yourself on the words you did not know.

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Readings on this site are checked against a dictionary, not guessed.

Choose your level

Pick the level you are studying for and you will land on its articles. You can change it later from the level badge at the top of the page.

How it works

Read without a dictionary

Every word in every article carries its reading and meaning. Hover (or tap) only when you need it, so the page stays clean and you keep reading.

See inside each word

The pop-up breaks a word into its kanji, each with its reading and its own meaning, so new compounds start to make sense on their own.

Quiz what you did not know

Click the words that slowed you down and practise them: meaning first, then typing the reading. Missed words come back in later sessions.

15articles across five levels, each with review passages and comprehension questions

2,000+word readings machine-checked against the JMdict dictionary

Everyfigure comes from official statistics or published reporting, linked in the article

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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.