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August 2, 2026

How to use

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高1 · High School 1August 2, 2026

とうげいきょうしつのおらせ

らいしゅうどようびしみんかいかんとうげいきょうしつひらかれます。さんかするさいには、よごれてもいいふくそうでおしください。しょしんしゃかたでも、こうしていねいおしえてくれるので、しんぱいすることなくさんかできます。さくひんじぶんいえかざるだけでなく、たいせつひとへのプレゼントにもなります。ていいんは20めいで、もうみはこんしゅうきんようびまでとなっています。

文法

  • 「〜さいに」は「〜するときに」という意味いみで、特定とくてい場面ばめん状況じょうきょうあらわす、ややかたかた
  • 「〜だけでなく」は「〜だけではなく、それにくわえて」という意味いみで、まえべたこと以外いがいにもべつのことがてはまることをあらわ表現ひょうげん
  • 「〜ことなく」は「〜しないで」という意味いみで、あることをせずにつぎ行動こうどうおこなわれることをあらわす、言葉ことばてき表現ひょうげん
English

Pottery Class Announcement

Next Saturday, a pottery class will be held at the Civic Hall. When you participate, please come wearing clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Even beginners can join without worry, since the instructor teaches carefully. The pieces you make can not only be displayed at home but also given as gifts to someone important to you. The capacity is 20 people, and applications are accepted until this Friday.

  • 「〜際に」means 'on the occasion of ~' or 'when ~', a somewhat formal way to refer to a specific situation or occasion.
  • 「〜だけでなく」means 'not only ~ but also', indicating that something else applies in addition to what was just mentioned.
  • 「〜ことなく」means 'without doing ~', a somewhat written/formal expression indicating that an action occurs without another action taking place.