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Japanese Texts Using てみる (try doing)

23 free Japanese reading texts that use the N4 grammar point てみる (try doing), 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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幽霊の足 cover Read 幽霊の足 The Ghost's Foot 相馬 御風 2 min read · Short Story 鬼 cover Read 鬼 The Demon 織田 作之助 14 min read · Short Story ディカーニカ近郷夜話　後篇 cover Read ディカーニカ近郷夜話　後篇 Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka: The Later Part ゴーゴリ ニコライ 19 min read · Short Story つめたい　メロン cover Read つめたい　メロン Cold Melon 小川 未明 1 min read · Short Story 母親に憑る霊 cover Read 母親に憑る霊 The Spirit Possessing the Mother 田中 貢太郎 2 min read · Short Story 鬼火を追う武士 cover Read 鬼火を追う武士 The Samurai Who Chased the Will-o'-Wisp 田中 貢太郎 2 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 九龍虫 cover Read 九龍虫 The Kowloon Bug 上村 松園 2 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 位牌と鼠 cover Read 位牌と鼠 The Memorial Tablet and the Mouse 田中 貢太郎 1 min read · Short Story 気絶人形 cover Read 気絶人形 The Fainting Doll 原 民喜 2 min read · Short Story 人のいない飛行機 cover Read 人のいない飛行機 The Plane Without People 田中 貢太郎 1 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 寝ぼけ cover Read 寝ぼけ Sleepyhead 夢野 久作 2 min read · Short Story 虹猫の話 cover Read 虹猫の話 The Story of the Rainbow Cat 宮原 晃一郎 8 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 葬式の行列 cover Read 葬式の行列 The Funeral Procession 田中 貢太郎 1 min read · Short Story 偽者二題 cover Read 偽者二題 Two Impostors 芥川 竜之介 2 min read · Short Story 女の膝 cover Read 女の膝 A Woman's Knee 小山内 薫 3 min read · Short Story 歯と眼の悪いおぢいさん cover Read 歯と眼の悪いおぢいさん The Old Man with Bad Teeth and Eyes 村山 籌子 2 min read · Short Story 驢馬の　びっこ cover Read 驢馬の　びっこ The Lame Donkey 新美 南吉 2 min read · Short Story ハナとタマシヒ cover Read ハナとタマシヒ Hana and the Soul 平山 千代子 5 min read · Short Story

解説かいせつBackground

About the grammar point てみる

てみる (try doing) is a N4 grammar point. This shelf collects 23 free Japanese texts that use てみる 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 てみる 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

てみる: questions & answers

What does てみる mean?

てみる (try doing) is a N4-level Japanese grammar point. The 23 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 てみる?

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