Description
Read--in Japanese--how the wise and young Hikoichi shows his smarts with these four short stories in Japanese. Yes, you can read real Japanese-even if you are just starting out in Japanese.
-All kanji have furigana for those starting out.
-Four full traditional Japanese stories about Hikoichi.
-Every sentence is broken down word-for-word and with explanation of the grammar.
-The full story in Japanese only (without the running gloss) is also provided so you can practice reading without interruption.
-Finally, we have included a simple and mostly literal English translation for you to check your understanding (Don't cheat Work through the Japanese first ).
-Download the FREE MP3s to listen while you study.The first story has the lord of the castle testing Hikoichi in a Solomon-esque question-which young lord is the true young lord?
The second story shows choosing the first and most favorable isn't always best. In the end, only Hikoichi can enjoy the cherry blossoms.
The third story is about a mysterious, but living umbrella. Some things are just too good to be true.We wrap things up with Hikoichi's encounter with a Tengu-a mythical creature whose straw raincoat renders its wearer invisible.
While beginners to Japanese can get a lot from this, hiragana knowledge is required.
Finally, we invite the reader to contact us with questions or requests for future Japanese readers. You will find our personal email addresses in the book. To your Japanese
Author: Yumi Boutwell, Clay Boutwell
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 02/22/2013
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781482373349
ISBN10: 1482373343
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Japanese
About the Author
Want a FREE book? Head over to ClayBoutwell.com for fiction and/or TheJapanShop.com for Japanese instructional books. FREE! Clay Boutwell and his wife Yumi are the authors of several top ten books on learning Japanese, including: Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese, and Hikoichi, the first in their Japanese Reader Collection series. They currently have seventeen titles and are slowly adding more readers and study guides as ebooks and paperbacks. And...EVERY purchase comes with FREE MP3s! His fiction includes thrillers (Tanaka and the Yakuza's Daughter), mysteries (Two Tocks before Midnight), and, yes, superheroes! (The Temporal) ClayBoutwell.com TheJapanShop.com TheJapanesePage.com
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