Kitsune Fox (Learn Japanese with Yokai!) - Softcover

Boutwell, John Clay; Boutwell, Yumi

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798636026365

Publisher: Independently published, 2020

Synopsis

★For Upper Beginners Learning Japanese ★

Living in shadows and the in-between world of dreams and reality, yokai thrive in Japanese imagination. What are yokai? They are monsters, ghosts, unnatural beings, and even sentient household items. Yokai can be harmless and amusing, or they can be terrifying. 

Now you can learn about yokai and read stories of them while polishing your Japanese. ♥

ABOUT THIS VOLUME

Shapeshifting animals play a big part in Japanese folklore. As you might assume, these yokai are devious and can be dangerous. In this book, we will look at the two main animal culprits: the fox and the tanuki.

 

FEATURES

• Includes three essays or stories about the kitsune fox
• Each story is presented in three formats: 
  1) Sentence-by-Sentence with definition and commentary below 
  2) Japanese only (to test your reading ability) 
  3) English translation (to confirm your understanding)
• The Sentence-by Sentence section of each story presents a small chunk of the Japanese with furigana over the kanji and a complete glossary of all the words; important grammatical patterns are pointed out and explained in plain English

 

STORIES INCLUDED

 ① Nine-Tailed Fox

 ② The Legend of the Killing Stone

 ③ The Fox's Wedding

 

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This book is designed so that both those fairly new to Japanese and those in the intermediate stages can equally find value. The ideal level, however, is for the upper beginner, somewhere around the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N4. 

 

If you are learning Japanese and are fascinated by yokai and traditional tales of old Japan, click the Buy Now button to begin studying now. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 13: 9798636026365
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 83