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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1682 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
たち
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Suffix
見みる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge; …
Ichidan verb
ご覧らん
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking; watching
Interjection
牛うし
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf; beef
Noun
ない
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unpossessed; unique; not; impossible; won't happen; to not be; …
I-adjective
山羊やぎ
goat
Noun
メー
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
Interjection
ヒヒーン
neigh; whinny
Noun
豚ぶた
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork
Noun
ブーブー
bugling (sound); honking; oinking; vibrating (e.g. phone); grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
Adverb
鶏にわとり
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
Noun
犬いぬ
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
Noun
ワン
one
Numeric
吠ほえる
to bark; to howl; to bay; to roar; to yelp; to yap; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout; …
Ichidan verb
農のう夫ふ
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
Noun
する
to do; to carry out; to perform; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); …
Suru verb
ー
long-vowel mark
Unclassified
区く
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Noun
言いう
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Godan verb
この
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; you (as in "you liar")
Pre-noun adjectival
服ふく
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume; suit; outfit; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
Noun
長ながい
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I-adjective
ジャージ
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
Noun
大おおきい
big; large; great; loud; extensive; spacious; important; decisive; valuable; older; …
I-adjective
バック
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; backer; supporter; going backwards; reversing; …
Noun
ベルト
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone; area
Noun
帽ぼう子し
hat; cap; cap (move)
Noun
小ちいさい
small; little; tiny; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice); unimportant; petty; …
I-adjective
靴くつ下した
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
Noun
短みじかい
short; brief
I-adjective
でも
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well; even; …
Conjunction
靴くつ
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
Noun
新あたらしい
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
I-adjective
ぴったり
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited); ideally
Adverb
何なに
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; what?; …
Pronoun
僕ぼく
I; me
Pronoun
歌うた
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Noun
歌うたう
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Godan verb
彼かの女じょ
she; her; girlfriend
Pronoun
手て
hand; arm; handle; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; …
Noun
振ふる
to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; …
Godan verb
叩たたく
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; …
Godan verb
腕うで
arm; ability; skill; talent; competence; (physical) strength
Noun
伸のばす
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; …
Godan verb
彼かれ
he; him; boyfriend
Pronoun
呼よぶ
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather
Godan verb
答こたえる
to answer; to reply
Ichidan verb
聞きく
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; …
Godan verb
私わたし
I; me
Pronoun
ネコ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer
Noun
ちゃん
suffix for familiar person
Suffix
どこ
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Pronoun
ベッド
bed
Noun
下した
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; …
Noun
いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Ichidan verb
上うえ
above; over; up; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase); surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing); …
Noun
ソファー
sofa; couch
Noun
後うしろ
back; behind; rear
Noun
ゴミ箱ばこ
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
Noun
隣となり
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
No-adjective
籠かご
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
Noun
中なか
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; centre; during; while; midst; …
Noun
家いえ
house; residence; dwelling; home; family; household; lineage; family name
Noun
外そと
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
Noun
ここ
here; this place; this point; now; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
Pronoun
いろんな
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
Pre-noun adjectival
気き持もち
feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind; preparedness; readiness; attitude; thought; sentiment; consideration; …
Noun
私わたし
I; me
Pronoun
心こころ
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Noun
こと
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; …
Noun
感かんじる
to feel; to sense; to experience; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
Ichidan verb
夕ゆう暮ぐれ
evening; dusk; twilight
Noun
時じ
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Suffix
お
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Prefix
ばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Noun
みんな
everyone; everybody; all; everything
Noun
お話はなし
story; tale; talk; discussion
Noun
時とき
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; …
Noun
嬉うれしい
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed; joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
I-adjective
なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be); …
Godan verb
友とも達だち
friend; companion
Noun
遊あそぶ
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to meet up (with friends); to hang out; to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.); …
Godan verb
おお
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!; yes!; okay!
Interjection
はしゃぐ
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Godan verb
お金かね
money
Noun
ん
some
Prefix
お父とうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; …
Noun
辛からい
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict; painful; bitter; difficult; tough
I-adjective
お母かあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
Noun
抱だきしめる
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
Ichidan verb
大たい切せつ
important; significant; serious; crucial; precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved; careful
Na-adjective
思おもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; …
Godan verb
わかる
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); …
Godan verb
料りょう理り
cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
Noun
ジャガイモ
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Noun
皮かわ
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; …
Noun
向むく
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on); to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to; to be fit for; to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); …
Godan verb