Japanese Graded Readers‘ Level 2’ expands on the concepts learned in Levels 0 and 1, incorporating more new vocabulary, kanji and increasingly difficult grammar structures.

Level 2 is designed for a proficiency level equivalent to JLPT N3-N4.’ Each of the 5 stories in this boxed set’ is approximately 1500-2500 characters long and covers 500 vocabulary words. The grammar points introduced in Level 2 include’ ~te,’ ~nai, ~ta, conditional, ~kara, ~naru, and ~noda.’ The stories are accompanied by beautiful illustrations that support learners’ comprehension. The companion audio CD contains a full-text narration by native Japanese speakers to give learners a benchmark for’ proper pronunciation and intonation.’