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Japanese Texts Using 〜たことがある (have done before (experience))

17 free Japanese reading texts that use the N5 grammar point 〜たことがある (have done before (experience)), 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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ろくろ首 cover Read ろくろ首 The Long-Necked Monster 小泉 八雲 14 min read · Short Story 木曽の怪物 cover Read 木曽の怪物 The Monster of Kiso 岡本 綺堂 9 min read · Short Story 天草四郎の妖術 cover Read 天草四郎の妖術 Amakusa Shiro's Sorcery 国枝 史郎 17 min read · Short Story 気のいい火山弾 cover Read 気のいい火山弾 The Good-Natured Volcanic Bomb 宮沢 賢治 8 min read · Short Story 鬼 cover Read 鬼 The Demon 織田 作之助 14 min read · Short Story 五色蟹 cover Read 五色蟹 The Five-Colored Crab 岡本 綺堂 23 min read · Short Story 容貌 cover Read 容貌 My Expanding Face 太宰 治 3 min read · Article 怪談会の怪異 cover Read 怪談会の怪異 The Strange Incident at the Ghost Story Session 田中 貢太郎 1 min read · Short Story 三味線の胴 cover Read 三味線の胴 The Shamisen Body 上村 松園 2 min read · Article 赤い蝋燭 cover Read 赤い蝋燭 Red Candle 新美 南吉 2 min read · Short Story 死神の名づけ親（第一話） cover Read 死神の名づけ親（第一話） The Godfather of Death グリム ヤーコプ・ルートヴィッヒ・カール 7 min read · Short Story うどんのお化け cover Read うどんのお化け The Udon Ghost 古川 緑波 5 min read · Article 偽者二題 cover Read 偽者二題 Two Impostors 芥川 竜之介 2 min read · Short Story 盗難 cover Read 盗難 The Theft 江戸川 乱歩 25 min read · Short Story 鸚鵡 cover Read 鸚鵡 The Parrot 福士 幸次郎 1 min read · Short Story 掏摸と泥棒たち cover Read 掏摸と泥棒たち The Pickpockets and the Thieves 片山 広子 6 min read · Short Story 銭形平次捕物控 cover Read 銭形平次捕物控 The Kojiki's Eye Detective Files 野村 胡堂 28 min read · Short Story

解説かいせつBackground

About the grammar point 〜たことがある

〜たことがある (have done before (experience)) is a N5 grammar point. This shelf collects 17 free Japanese texts that use 〜たことがある 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 〜たことがある 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

〜たことがある: questions & answers

What does 〜たことがある mean?

〜たことがある (have done before (experience)) is a N5-level Japanese grammar point. The 17 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 〜たことがある?

〜たことがある is typically introduced around JLPT N5. 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 〜たことがある 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 〜たことがある was used afterwards. Free to read in full — a free account adds saved progress and AI study tools.