N5 Japanese Reading Practice: Rainy Day at the Station
This free JLPT N5 reading practice is a short rainy-morning scene at a station. Read with optional furigana, check the vocabulary and grammar notes, answer the comprehension questions, then continue in Yomigi with fresh passages near your level.
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).
Why This Level
Short sentences, concrete objects, and one clear sequence of actions.
Kanji load stays light; common N5 verbs appear in polite past form.
No nested clauses, soft nuance, or omitted subjects that hide the story.