What JLPT level is あめのひ?

あめのひ is a pre-N5 beginner text: kana only, for readers who have not started JLPT N5 yet.

How long does あめのひ take to read?

あめのひ takes about 1 minute (around 30 words) to read at a learner's pace.

作品さくひんFree Graded Reading

あめの ひ is a pre-N5 beginner text: kana only, for readers who have not started JLPT N5 yet.

あめの ひ is an original story written by Yomimaru for absolute beginners, in kana only.

あめの ひ takes about 1 minute (around 30 words) to read at a learner's pace.

by Yomimaru

JLPT BeginnerOriginal storyShort StoryQuiz ready

A forgotten umbrella and a kind stranger, a warm-hearted story of rain and kindness.

An original story written by Yomimaru for absolute beginners, in kana only.

そとはあめです。かさをわすれてしまいました。「こまったな…」そのとき、しらないひとがきました。「これ、つかってください。」あおいかさをかしてくれました。しらないひとのやさしさが、うれしかったです。

A narrator stranded in the rain without an umbrella receives unexpected help and a blue umbrella from a kind stranger, lifting their spirits.

Language difficultyBeginner · Level 4 · 8/100

あめ	rain
かさ	umbrella
しらないひと	stranger (literally 'unknown person')
やさしさ	kindness

～てしまう N4Expresses completing an action completely, often with a sense of regret, mistake, or accident.
かさをわすれてしまいました。
～てください N5Used to make a polite request to someone.
これ、つかってください。
～てくれる N4Expresses that someone does an action for the speaker as a favor, conveying gratitude.
あおいかさをかしてくれました。

Random Acts of Kindness in JapanIn Japan, offering assistance to strangers in distress—such as sharing or lending an umbrella during a sudden downpour—is a reflection of 'omoiyari' (consideration/empathy for others). It is also common to see free 'rental' or community umbrellas placed at train station exits for people to use and return later.