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Classic short stories and novels, with furigana, on-demand dictionary, a personalized tutor to help with comprehension, and study tools to turn reading into learning.
羅生門 · Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
ののである。のが、のでをいた。
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Akutagawa, Sōseki, Dazai, Miyazawa. The original text, split into pages you can finish in one sitting.
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The classics, graded for learners.
Every story is marked with its JLPT level, N3 to N1, so you know what you’re getting into before page one.
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Explanations, summaries, and quizzes, right when you need them.
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Highlight a line and Koto-chan explains the grammar, the nuance and the old-fashioned bits, in plain English, knowing exactly what story you’re in and what just happened.
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Koto-chan doesn’t just explain. She quizzes you on what you’ve read, picks out the vocabulary worth keeping, and brings it all back with spaced repetition until it sticks.
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ある日の暮方の事である。