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Japanese Texts Using 〜という〜 (called / named)

22 free Japanese reading texts that use the N4 grammar point 〜という〜 (called / named), 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 がちょうの　たんじょうび cover Read がちょうの　たんじょうび Goose's Birthday 新美 南吉 2 min read · Short Story くさい たこ cover Read くさい たこ The Stinky Octopus Yomimaru 1 min read · Short Story カイダイ cover Read カイダイ Kaidai 平山 千代子 2 min read · Short Story 「の」の字の世界 cover Read 「の」の字の世界 The World of 'No' 佐藤 春夫 3 min read · Short Story 平山婆 cover Read 平山婆 The Old Woman of Hirayama 田中 貢太郎 2 min read · Short Story 四十不惑 cover Read 四十不惑 Forty and Unconfused 佐々木 邦 26 min read · Short Story 天狗岩の殺人魔 cover Read 天狗岩の殺人魔 The Tengu Rock Murderer 山本 周五郎 18 min read · Short Story 迷子ノジヤガイモ cover Read 迷子ノジヤガイモ The Lost Potato 村山 籌子 1 min read · Short Story 魔の電柱 cover Read 魔の電柱 The Demon Pole 田中 貢太郎 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 容貌 cover Read 容貌 My Expanding Face 太宰 治 3 min read · Article オホサウヂ cover Read オホサウヂ The Big Cleaning 村山 籌子 2 min read · Short Story 親孝行 cover Read 親孝行 Filial Piety 牧野 信一 6 min read · Short Story 人を呪わば cover Read 人を呪わば The Curse 国枝 史郎 7 min read · Short Story 女仙 cover Read 女仙 The Female Immortal 芥川 竜之介 2 min read · Short Story 寒さ cover Read 寒さ Cold 芥川 竜之介 8 min read · Short Story 壊れたバリコン cover Read 壊れたバリコン The Broken Variable Capacitor 海野 十三 22 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 カタツムリノ　ウタ cover Read カタツムリノ　ウタ The Snail's Song 新美 南吉 1 min read · Short Story 一緒に歩く亡霊 cover Read 一緒に歩く亡霊 The Ghost That Walks Together 田中 貢太郎 6 min read · Short Story 小夜の中山夜啼石 cover Read 小夜の中山夜啼石 The Night-Crying Stone of Sayo no Nakayama 岡本 綺堂 12 min read · Short Story

解説かいせつBackground

About the grammar point 〜という〜

〜という〜 (called / named) is a N4 grammar point. This shelf collects 22 free Japanese texts that use 〜という〜 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 〜という〜 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

〜という〜: questions & answers

What does 〜という〜 mean?

〜という〜 (called / named) is a N4-level Japanese grammar point. The 22 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 〜という〜?

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