JLPT N5 Japanese Reading Practice
JLPT N5 Japanese reading practice works best as short, concrete scenes with familiar grammar and light kanji. This page has free samples with furigana, vocabulary, and grammar notes. In Yomigi you can tap any word for dictionary help and keep going with fresh passages near your edge.
雨の朝のかばん
雨の朝、私は駅の前で小さいかばんを見つけました。中に本と白い手紙がありました。名前もありました。私はかばんを駅員さんに渡しました。
雨の朝、私は駅の前で小さいかばんを見つけました。中に本と白い手紙がありました。名前もありました。私はかばんを駅員さんに渡しました。Summary
On a rainy morning, the narrator finds a small bag in front of the station. Inside are a book and a white letter with a name. They hand the bag to station staff.
Key Vocabulary
- 雨あめrain
- 駅えきtrain station
- 見つけましたみつけましたfound (polite past of 見つける)
- 手紙てがみletter (written message)
- 駅員えきいんstation staff / station attendant
- 渡しましたわたしましたhanded over / gave (polite past of 渡す)
Grammar Notes
- ました form (polite past)
- 見つけました and 渡しました tell completed past actions in polite style—standard for beginner reading practice.
- で for location of an action
- 駅の前で marks where the finding happened (in front of the station), not movement toward the station.
- に + person for recipient
- 駅員さんに渡しました uses に for the person who receives the bag.
Comprehension
01Where did the narrator find the bag?Reveal AnswerHide Answer
In front of the station (駅の前).
02What was inside the bag?Reveal AnswerHide Answer
A book and a white letter that also had a name.
03What did the narrator do with the bag?Reveal AnswerHide Answer
They gave it to a station attendant (駅員さん).
More N5 Reading
Who This Level Is For
You know hiragana and katakana and a small set of beginner words.
You want short Japanese paragraphs, not isolated flashcards.
You are ready for very common kanji with support nearby.
Reading Tips
Read the whole passage once before checking every unknown word.
Say the sentence aloud after you understand the scene.
Note one useful word and reuse it in a short self-made sentence.