Practice your Japanese reading with this short bilingual selection from the famous story Rashomon (羅生門) by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (芥川龍之介).
A lone servant is standing under the dilapidated main gate of the Japanese capital Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) and waiting for the rain to stop. This quiet scene is intertwined with a vivid description of the capital in its decline.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese selection text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
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Text sample (first sentence of the bilingual text):
ある日の暮方の事である。
ある日《ひ》の暮方《くれがた》の事《こと》である。
It happened one day toward evening.
> である: The story is set in the past but occasionally uses present narration, which has a more vivid and direct effect.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
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About the series:
Reajer Selections ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer Selections ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the complete text or the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
A lone servant is standing under the dilapidated main gate of the Japanese capital Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) and waiting for the rain to stop. This quiet scene is intertwined with a vivid description of the capital in its decline.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese selection text, broken down into individual sentences.
(3) Readings in hiragana for all the kanji characters.
(4) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(5) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
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Text sample (first sentence of the bilingual text):
ある日の暮方の事である。
ある日《ひ》の暮方《くれがた》の事《こと》である。
It happened one day toward evening.
> である: The story is set in the past but occasionally uses present narration, which has a more vivid and direct effect.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
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About the series:
Reajer Selections ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer Selections ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the complete text or the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
