What is a Japanese graded reader?

A text written or adapted so most of it is already readable at a named level, with a little new language. The point is finishing a scene, not collecting every gloss.

Is NHK Easy Japanese a graded reader?

No. NEWS WEB EASY is simplified news. The register is easier than a newspaper, but the topic still comes from current events. A graded reader chooses the scene on purpose.

Does Yomigi have a library of graded books?

No. Public pages here are fixed samples. The app generates short passages near your edge. That is a reading trainer, not a curated bookshelf.

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Japanese Graded Reader

A Japanese graded reader gives you short texts near your level so you can read with comprehension instead of constant dictionary thrashing. That is not the same as NHK Easy news or a native novel. Yomigi is a graded reading trainer: Free monthly passages, clickable help, quizzes, and a profile shaped by your friction—not a shelf of edited books.

What “Graded” Means Here

Graded reading aims for i+1: mostly understandable text with a little stretch.

A useful graded text is one you can finish. If every clause needs a gloss, you are decoding, not reading.

Yomigi targets that edge from session evidence (lookups, quizzes, ratings), not only a static JLPT label. Calibration is still improving; treat levels as lanes, not guarantees.

N4 Example

隣となりの人ひとが一週間いっしゅうかん、旅行りょこうに行いくので、植物しょくぶつに水みずをやってほしいと言いわれました。鍵かぎを預あずかって、毎朝まいあさ、隣となりの家いえのベランダに行いっていました。三日目みっかめ、一番いちばん小ちいさい鉢はちの土つちが乾かわいていたので、水みずをいつもより少すこし多おおくやって、メモを残のこしました。「小ちいさい鉢はちの土つちが乾かわいていたので、少すこし多おおく水みずをやりました。帰かえったら見みてくださいね。」

Summary

A neighbor leaving on a one-week trip asks the narrator to water the plants. On the third day the smallest pot’s soil is dry, so they give extra water and leave a short note.

What You Get in Yomigi

Short generated passages with automatic checks—not human native review before you read.

Clickable dictionary-style help when a word blocks you.

A quick quiz after reading so comprehension leaves a trace.

Graded Readers vs News vs Novels

A graded reader controls the stretch: short scene, limited new forms, finishable in one sitting.

Simplified news still follows the day’s events. Names, agencies, and sudden topics can spike even when the sentences look short.

Native novels assume you already read adult Japanese. They are a destination, not a first graded-reader substitute.

Graded Reader Questions

What is a Japanese graded reader?: A text written or adapted so most of it is already readable at a named level, with a little new language. The point is finishing a scene, not collecting every gloss.
Is NHK Easy Japanese a graded reader?: No. NEWS WEB EASY is simplified news. The register is easier than a newspaper, but the topic still comes from current events. A graded reader chooses the scene on purpose.
Does Yomigi have a library of graded books?: No. Public pages here are fixed samples. The app generates short passages near your edge. That is a reading trainer, not a curated bookshelf.