Japanese Texts Using 〜がする (smells / sounds / feels like)
5 free Japanese reading texts that use the N4 grammar point 〜がする (smells / sounds / feels like), graded beginner to advanced. Furigana on every word, tap-to-look-up, and an English vocabulary & grammar breakdown on each text.
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なつまつり
Summer Festival
Yomimaru
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秋が きました
Autumn Has Come
小川 未明
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無題（十）
Untitled (Ten)
宮本 百合子
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つめたい メロン
Cold Melon
小川 未明
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怪しき旅僧
The Suspicious Traveling Monk
田中 貢太郎
解説Background
About the grammar point 〜がする
〜がする (smells / sounds / feels like) is a N4 grammar point. This shelf collects 5 free Japanese texts that use 〜がする in real context — graded from beginner to advanced, with furigana above every kanji — so you meet the pattern in living sentences instead of an isolated textbook example.
Every read on Yomimaru pairs the Japanese with an English study layer — key vocabulary, the grammar it uses, and a short comprehension check — plus tap-to-look-up on any word. Seeing 〜がする across many stories is one of the fastest ways to turn a memorised rule into something you recognise on sight.
質問Questions
〜がする: questions & answers
What does 〜がする mean?
〜がする (smells / sounds / feels like) is a N4-level Japanese grammar point. The 5 texts on this shelf show it used naturally, each with an English breakdown so you can see exactly how it works in a sentence.
What JLPT level is 〜がする?
〜がする is typically introduced around JLPT N4. The reading texts here span several JLPT levels, so you can practise the pattern at, below, or slightly above your current level.
How can I practise 〜がする by reading?
Read a text from this shelf a little above your comfort level, lean on the furigana and instant lookups to stay in the story, then review how 〜がする was used afterwards. Free to read in full — a free account adds saved progress and AI study tools.