Learn Japanese with Stories Volume 20: Bunbuku Tea-Kettle

Discover one of Japan’s most beloved folktales while building your Japanese reading skills sentence by sentence.

Bunbuku Chagama tells the humorous and heartwarming story of a mysterious tea-kettle that cries out when scrubbed, screams when placed over a fire, and eventually reveals itself to be a shape-shifting tanuki trapped halfway through a transformation.

After a startled temple priest gives the strange kettle to a poor secondhand dealer, an unlikely friendship begins. Together, the tanuki and the dealer devise a clever plan that may change both of their fortunes.

Written for upper-beginner through intermediate learners, this reader helps you move beyond textbook Japanese and begin reading complete stories with confidence.

Inside this book

The complete Bunbuku Tea-Kettle story

Japanese text presented sentence by sentence

Furigana over kanji in the guided reading section

Detailed vocabulary definitions

Clear explanations of particles, conjugations, and grammar patterns

Cultural notes about tanuki, Japanese folktales, and Morinji Temple

“Before You Read” guidance highlighting important vocabulary and grammar

Vocabulary Builder and Grammar Spotlight sections

Full Japanese-only version for reading practice

Exercises and review activities

English summary

Kanji in Focus section with readings, meanings, and example words

Free digital study materials

Scan the QR code inside the book to access:

Native-speaker audio at natural speed

Native-speaker audio at slow speed

Downloadable MP3 files

Anki vocabulary flashcard deck

eBook files and supplementary materials

Makoto+ Sentence Explorer integration for interactive study

Read the Japanese with support, listen to the professional audio, review the vocabulary, and then challenge yourself with the Japanese-only version.

Whether you are studying for the JLPT, improving your reading fluency, or simply interested in Japanese folklore, Bunbuku Chagama offers an entertaining and approachable way to learn Japanese through a real story.

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E-bog: 28. februar 2024