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The Oni, a Japanese Reader (Learn Japanese with Yokai! Book 3)

Van: Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell
Verteld door: Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell
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Meet the oni. Horns on his head, a huge body, an iron club in his hand, and a great fondness for sake. Japanese children know him before they can read. He is the one who is "it" in a game of tag, and a harsh, cold person is said to be "like an oni." But the oni turns out to be far more complicated than a monster. This third volume of Learn Japanese with Yokai uses the oni to carry you through three readings in real Japanese. First, the creature himself: what an oni looks like, why some are blue, some red and some black, and the most famous oni in Japan, Shuten-dōji, a sake-loving giant on Mount Ōe near Kyoto, and the warrior the emperor sent to deal with him. Then a surprise: people in Japan today who say they are descended from oni. The story goes back thirteen hundred years, to a holy man training in the mountains and two oni who watched him, and it is still told by the families who keep it. And finally a New Year's Eve festival on the Oga Peninsula in Akita, where figures in straw coats and fierce masks still go from house to house calling for crying children, and what they are really there to do. Every part is taught in seven passes, so your understanding builds one layer at a time. 1. Story introduction. A short English preview so you know where you are headed. 2. Vocabulary. The key words in Japanese, then English, with room to repeat after a native speaker. 3. Slow speed. The full text read slowly and clearly, every word catchable. 4. Line by line. Each Japanese sentence broken into bite-size phrases with their English meanings, then rebuilt. This is where the language really sinks in. 5. Normal speed. The same text at natural pace. Hear how much more you catch the second time. 6. Comprehension questions. You will hear the question, then a pause so you can answer out loud, then the answer in Japanese and in English. 7. English version. The whole piece retold in English, so you can confirm you got it. Japanese narration is by native speaker Yumi Boutwell, with the English read by Clay Boutwell, from the family behind TheJapanShop.com, helping people learn Japanese since 2002. No textbook needed and no pages to turn. Press play in the car or on a walk and let the repetition do the work. By the final pass you will not just follow these readings, you will own the vocabulary and grammar inside them. Perfect for upper beginners at JLPT N5 to N4 who are ready to move past word lists into real Japanese, and for anyone curious about the creatures that fill Japanese folklore.©2026 Clay & Yumi Boutwell (P)2026 Clay & Yumi Boutwell
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