Superbeginner Japanese Videos
Short animated stories in Japanese, told slowly in simple sentences. You understand them from the pictures, so you pick up Japanese the natural way.
Watch with subtitles, or turn them off when you are ready. The transcript under each video lights up every word as it is spoken. Tap any word to see what it means.
Superbeginner
3:15SuperbeginnerEpisode 1
スープが あつすぎます
The Soup Is Too Hot
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3:43SuperbeginnerEpisode 2
おばあちゃんへの手紙
A Letter for Grandma
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4:10SuperbeginnerEpisode 3
いっぱいのスーツケース
The Full Suitcase
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3:49SuperbeginnerEpisode 4
花を植えます
I plant a flower
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3:49SuperbeginnerEpisode 5
本を借ります
I Borrow a Book
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3:39SuperbeginnerEpisode 6
絵を 壁に 掛けます
I Hang Up a Picture
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3:41SuperbeginnerEpisode 7
フルーツサラダを作ります
I Make a Fruit Salad
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3:28SuperbeginnerEpisode 8
自転車で湖へ
By Bike to the Lake
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3:35SuperbeginnerEpisode 9
今日は洗濯の日
Today Is Laundry Day
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3:43SuperbeginnerEpisode 10
友達へのプレゼント
A Gift for My Friend
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3:00SuperbeginnerEpisode 11
私の猫はどこ?
Where Is My Cat?
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4:54SuperbeginnerEpisode 12
コーヒーがありません
No Coffee
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5:05SuperbeginnerEpisode 13
猫と本
The Cat and the Book
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2:53SuperbeginnerEpisode 14
海辺の一日
A Day at the Beach
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2:59SuperbeginnerEpisode 15
パンを買います
I Buy Bread
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3:19SuperbeginnerEpisode 16
雪だるまを作ります
I'm Building a Snowman
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3:42SuperbeginnerEpisode 17
テーブルの準備をします
I'm Setting the Table
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3:03SuperbeginnerEpisode 18
雨の中の散歩
A Walk in the Rain
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3:14SuperbeginnerEpisode 19
懐中電灯がつきません
My Flashlight Doesn't Work
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