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Japanese Texts Using 〜ながら (while (doing both))

29 free Japanese reading texts that use the N4 grammar point 〜ながら (while (doing both)), 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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顎十郎捕物帳 cover Read 顎十郎捕物帳 Agujūrō's Casebook 久生 十蘭 28 min read · Short Story オマツリ cover Read オマツリ The Festival 村山 籌子 2 min read · Short Story ネコ　ノ　オバアサン cover Read ネコ　ノ　オバアサン Grandma Cat 村山 籌子 2 min read · Short Story 吝嗇神の宿 cover Read 吝嗇神の宿 The Miser God's Inn 坂口 安吾 16 min read · Short Story 亀の子を握ったまま cover Read 亀の子を握ったまま While Holding the Turtle's Child 田中 貢太郎 2 min read · Short Story 洞熊学校を卒業した三人 cover Read 洞熊学校を卒業した三人 The Three Who Graduated from the Cave Bear School 宮沢 賢治 19 min read · Short Story 蜘蛛の糸 cover Read 蜘蛛の糸 The Spider's Thread 芥川 竜之介 6 min read · Short Story 調帯 cover Read 調帯 The Buzzing Belt 野村 吉哉 1 min read · Short Story 笑いの歌 cover Read 笑いの歌 Laughing Song ブレイク ウィリアム 1 min read · Short Story 忘れもの cover Read 忘れもの The Forgotten Thing 原 民喜 1 min read · Short Story 飛行機に乗る怪しい紳士 cover Read 飛行機に乗る怪しい紳士 The Suspicious Gentleman on the Airplane 田中 貢太郎 3 min read · Short Story 蛙の鳴声 cover Read 蛙の鳴声 The Frogs' Croak 寺田 寅彦 1 min read · Article 梅のにおい cover Read 梅のにおい The Scent of Plum Blossoms 夢野 久作 2 min read · Short Story 狐のつかい cover Read 狐のつかい The Fox's Errand 新美 南吉 2 min read · Short Story 狸問答 cover Read 狸問答 The Tanuki Dialogue 鈴木 鼓村 3 min read · Short Story 似たひと cover Read 似たひと The Look-Alike 宮本 百合子 1 min read · Article お金とピストル cover Read お金とピストル The Money and the Pistol 夢野 久作 1 min read · Short Story 妖怪記 cover Read 妖怪記 The Yōkai Record 田中 貢太郎 6 min read · Short Story 質屋の通帳 cover Read 質屋の通帳 The Pawnshop Passbook 薄田 泣菫 4 min read · Short Story こがらしの　ふく　ばん cover Read こがらしの　ふく　ばん The Night the Cold Wind Blows 小川 未明 2 min read · Short Story 狸と与太郎 cover Read 狸と与太郎 The Tanuki and Yotaro 夢野 久作 1 min read · Short Story 風 cover Read 風 The Wind 竹久 夢二 2 min read · Short Story 天井裏の妖婆 cover Read 天井裏の妖婆 The Witch in the Attic 田中 貢太郎 1 min read · Short Story 寒さ cover Read 寒さ Cold 芥川 竜之介 8 min read · Short Story 少女と海鬼灯 cover Read 少女と海鬼灯 The Girl and the Sea Lantern 野口 雨情 2 min read · Short Story 一つ枕 cover Read 一つ枕 The One Pillow 柳川 春葉 2 min read · Short Story カメサン　ノ　サウダン cover Read カメサン　ノ　サウダン Turtle's Consultation 村山 籌子 3 min read · Short Story 指 cover Read 指 The Finger 佐左木 俊郎 5 min read · Short Story 鼓の音 cover Read 鼓の音 The Sound of a Drum 田中 貢太郎 3 min read · Short Story

解説かいせつBackground

About the grammar point 〜ながら

〜ながら (while (doing both)) is a N4 grammar point. This shelf collects 29 free Japanese texts that use 〜ながら 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 〜ながら across many stories is one of the fastest ways to turn a memorised rule into something you recognise on sight.

質問しつもんQuestions

〜ながら: questions & answers

What does 〜ながら mean?

〜ながら (while (doing both)) is a N4-level Japanese grammar point. The 29 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 〜ながら?

〜ながら 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 〜ながら 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 〜ながら was used afterwards. Free to read in full — a free account adds saved progress and AI study tools.