LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner Japanese for

Every Day #48
Top 6 Japanese Fairy Tales

CONTENTS
2 Vocabulary
2 Cultural Insight

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VOCABULARY

Kanji Kana R omaji English C lass

おむすびころり おむすびころり The Rollong

ん ん Omusubi kororin Rice-balls proper noun

Bamboo Hat for

かさじぞう かさじぞう Kasa jizō the Jizō proper noun
Statuettes

つるのおんがえ Tsuru no on- The Crane of

鶴の恩返し し gaeshi Gratitude proper noun

浦島太郎 うらしまたろう urasima tarō Urashima Taro proper noun

一寸法師 いっすんぼうし Issun bōshi Issun-boshi proper noun

桃太郎 ももたろう momotarō Momotaro proper noun

CULTURAL INSIGHT

1. 桃太郎 (Momotarō) - "Momotaro": A boy born from a peach fights demons.

2. 鶴の恩返し (Tsuruno on-gaeshi) - "The Crane of Gratitude":A crane becomes

human and repays a stranger's kindness.

3. おむすびころりん (Omusubikororin) - "The Rollong Rice-balls": A kind man

follows a rice-ball into the mouse world.

4. 一寸法師 (Issun bōshi) - "The Inch-High Samurai":An inch-tall boy protects

a princess from demons.

5. 浦島太郎 (Urashimatarō) - "Urashimataro":A fisherman saves a turtle and goes

to the Dragon Palace.

6. かさじぞう (Kasa jizō) - "Bamboo Hat for the Jizō Statuettes":Statuettes repay the
kindness of a generous, old man.

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