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Train station

Find your platform, buy a ticket, and take the next step in Japanese.

Reading practice

N5 Reading · 10 sentences · 3 questions

はじめて一人で電車に乗ります

My first solo train trip

Follow a first train trip to Tokyo, then check your understanding with a short quiz.

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N5 Reading · 10 sentences · 4 questions

駅の案内板を見ます

Finding your way at the station

Follow station signs to the ticket office, gates, and east exit. Practice left, right, and straight ahead with a short narrated story and quiz.

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N5 Reading · 12 sentences · 4 questions

どの電車に乗りますか

Choosing a train from the timetable

Read departure times, destinations, and platform numbers. Choose the right train to meet a friend in a narrated story, then check your answers.

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N5 Kanji guide · 20 lines

鉄 Kanji

Iron, railways, and the subway

Learn 地下鉄, 鉄道, and 私鉄, and why 鉄橋 is read てっきょう.

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N4 Photo story · 3 kinds of train · 6 routes

電車で行こう。

Let’s go by train.

Ride the Shinkansen past Mt Fuji, scenic local lines, and sightseeing trains, then choose your first journey.

Begin the journey
N4 Reading · 12 parts · 4 questions

駅を乗り過ごしてしまいました

I missed my stop

Follow a small travel mistake and the journey back. Read a route diagram, ask for help, and practice a narrated N4 story with a quiz.

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N4 Reading · 5 passages

電車の種類

Types of trains

Learn about local, rapid, express, limited express, and Shinkansen trains.

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N4 Picture description · 6 paragraphs

駅のホーム

Describe the picture: station platform

Describe the train, two travelers, vending machine, and platform signs.

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Speaking practice

Listen to your tutor, speak aloud, and watch your words light up.

Microphone access is needed for speaking practice. Each lesson moves at your pace.

N5 Lesson 01

4 phrases · About 2 min

駅で話そう

Your first train journey

Get someone’s attention, ask where to buy a ticket, and check the fare to Tokyo.

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N5 Lesson 02

4 phrases · About 3 min

切符を買う

Buying a ticket

Ask for a ticket to Kyoto and practice choosing a one-way or round-trip ticket.

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N5 Lesson 03

4 phrases · About 3 min

チャージ

Topping up your card

Find where to top up your travel card and say how much you want to add.

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N5 Lesson 04

4 phrases · About 3 min

何番線ですか

Finding your platform

Ask which platform your train leaves from and confirm the way there.

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N5 Lesson 05

4 phrases · About 3 min

この電車は

Checking your train

Check where a train goes and whether it stops at Kyoto or Osaka.

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N5 Lesson 06

4 phrases · About 3 min

次の電車

When is the next train?

Ask when the next train leaves, confirm the wait, and ask to hear it again.

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N5 Listening practice

Audio lessons: Guided conversation

6 lessons 18 useful phrases

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3 phrases each

  1. 改札口

    Finding the ticket gates

    Ask where the ticket gates are and follow the directions.

    2:34

  2. 切符を買う

    Buying a ticket

    Ask for one ticket to Kyoto and confirm it’s one-way.

    2:38

  3. チャージ

    Topping up your card

    Find where to top up your travel card and say how much to add.

    2:41

  4. 何番線

    Finding your platform

    Ask which platform your train leaves from and follow the directions.

    2:47

  5. この電車は

    Checking your train

    Check whether your train goes to Kyoto and stops at your destination.

    2:48

  6. 次の電車

    When is the next train?

    Ask when the next train leaves and listen for the time.

    2:54