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Designed to help you progress once you’re comfortable with the basics. Use it as supplementary material alongside your studies.

Pick a school grade or JLPT level and do this each day:

  1. Handwrite the passage in a notebook.
  2. Read the passage out loud.
  3. Understand the meaning of the passage (if you need help, check the English translation).
  4. Take note of the grammar points (try understanding them in Japanese first; if you need help, refer to the English translation).
N3中3 · Junior High 3July 24, 2026

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のによれば、このののは50にえられたそうだ。はがくたびに、をることにしている。はなで、ればるほどしくじられる。はがかったおかげで、がくいていた。もとにのでおをべながら、もまたここでをすることにした。

文法

  • 「〜によれば」は情報の出どころを示す表現で、「〜によると」と同じように使われる。
  • 「〜ば〜ほど」は、ある事柄の程度が進むにつれて別の事柄も進むことを表す表現。
  • 「〜おかげで」は、あることが原因でよい結果が生まれたことを表す表現。
English

The Cherry Tree in the Garden

According to my grandmother, the cherry tree in this garden was planted 50 years ago. Every year when the blossoms bloom, she makes it a point to take photos. Cherry blossoms are curious trees—the more you look at them, the more beautiful they seem. This year, thanks to the good weather, the flowers bloomed for a long time. I also ate lunch with my grandmother under the tree, and we decided to have another flower-viewing here again next year.

  • 「〜によれば」cites the source of information, meaning 'according to ~' (similar to 「〜によると」).
  • 「〜ば〜ほど」expresses that as one thing changes, another changes accordingly, meaning 'the more ~, the more ~'.
  • 「〜おかげで」expresses a positive result caused by something, meaning 'thanks to ~'.
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