What JLPT level is 鉛筆のシン?

鉛筆のシン is suitable for JLPT N4 level readers (estimated JLPT N4).

How long does 鉛筆のシン take to read?

鉛筆のシン takes about 2 minutes (around 108 words) to read at a learner's pace.

作品さくひんFree Graded Reading

鉛筆のシンThe Pencil Lead

Enpitsu no Shin

by 夢野久作 · Yumeno Kyūsaku

JLPT N4Short Story

A child’s frustration with a broken pencil leads to a surprising insight about patience.

About this story

A child blames his knife and pencil for breaking leads, but the pencil teaches a deeper lesson.

Read a sample in Japanese

子供こどもが鉛筆えんぴつを削けずっているとあまり無茶むちゃに削けずるので何なにべんでもシンが折おれました。「このナイフがわるいのだ」と子供こどもは言いってナイフを磨といでコシコシ削けずりましたが、やっぱりポチポチと黒くろいシンが折おれます。「この鉛筆えんぴつがわるいのだ」と子供こどもはカンシャクを起おこして鉛筆えんぴつを折おってしまいました。「もっといい鉛筆えんぴつでなくちゃ駄目だめだ」鉛筆えんぴつは折おられながら言いいました。「あなたの心こころをもっといいのにとりかえなくちゃ、いくらいい鉛筆えんぴつを買かってもだめです」

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Source

This text comes from Aozora Bunko (青空文庫), the volunteer-run library of Japanese writing that is out of copyright. See this work on Aozora Bunko

Base edition (底本): 「夢野久作全集7」三一書房
1970（昭和45）年1月31日第1版第1刷発行
1992（平成4）年2月29日第1版第12刷発行

Typed in by 川山隆. Proofread by 土屋隆.

Yomimaru changed the spelling to modern kana and modern kanji.

The furigana are Yomimaru's.

What you'll learn

A child sharpens a pencil, breaking the lead repeatedly. He blames the knife, then the pencil, and finally breaks the pencil. The pencil speaks, advising him to change his heart.

Language difficultyIntermediate · 40/100