Nihoner

読む · The library

Real Japanese books, with the lookups already done

229 works whose copyright has expired, from Aozora Bunko. Every word is linked to Nihoner's dictionary, kanji and vocabulary pages — tap it and the explanation is there. Nothing to install, nothing to look up in another tab.

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Demanding

置土産

国木田独歩

餅は円形きが普通なるわざと三角にひねりて客の目を惹かんと企みしようなれど実は餡をつつむに手数のかからぬ工夫不思議にあたりて、三角餅の名いつしかその近在に広まり、この茶店の小さいに似合わぬ繁盛、しかし餅ばかりでは上戸が困るとの若連中の勧告もありて、何はなくとも地酒一杯飲めるようにせしはツイ近ごろの事なりと。

17 min

Reading is half of it

Every character in these books has a stroke order you can practise, and every pattern you meet here is one you can write yourself. Writing practice →