Searching Kanji Literature Based On Grade Level

[SlickWilly440]

I am having trouble finding some literature(essays, stories) on the internet that uses kanji based on the grade levels. I am learning from a book(all written in Japanese) that teaches kanji based on grade levels and right now I am studying the 80 kanji in the first grade section. So I am looking for literature that uses that level of kanji. Thank You!

[erbiumfiber]

I have seen children's books in Japan that use kanji based on grade level (which is printed prominently on the cover of the book). I'm not sure how you would obtain them outside Japan- maybe an online dealer? I, too, was looking for literature based on grade level but could only find children's literature. Manga has a lot of furigana and if you go for manga aimed at children (Chibi Maruko-unsure of spelling, Sazae-san) it won't use a lot of high-level kanji.

[Faumdano]

While I can't help you with that specifically, I can offer a small piece of advice. Find something you're interested in reading instead. Who cares about kanji grade levels; learn kanji as you encounter them since the most common ones will come up frequently anyway.

[SlickWilly440]

Thanks for the advice. Well then I basically need help finding any type of literature on the net that uses Kanji, beside visiting a Japanese website and reading blogs and such.

[Crowley]

Tried Jlist? I got bored after the first page of searching. I'm just not nice enough.

[Chinpokomon]

I am having trouble finding some literature(essays, stories) on the internet that uses kanji based on the grade levels. I am learning from a book(all written in Japanese) that teaches kanji based on grade levels and right now I am studying the 80 kanji in the first grade section. So I am looking for literature that uses that level of kanji. Thank You!

So, your request is a bit unreasonable.
It's like asking for American literature which only uses the words "moon", "sun", "tree", "fire", "water", "gold", etc. Dr. Seuss, maybe.
This post uses more than 80 different words.

Anyway, if you're serious about breaking into Japanese literature, here's a good book for you, entitled "Breaking into Japanese Literature"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/4770028997/104-2469730-6993532?v=glance&n=283155
It's got the english translation, furigana over kanji, and definitions, all on the same page as the original Japanese.

Good luck.

[kilreli]

you could always buy "japanese for busy people"...or find somewhere to download it. maybe a torrent? in book two they introduce kanji and the newer kanji are always put in each lessons opening paragraph. then aslo in the back is the same paragraph with all the kanji in the book, and no furigana. what i just do though, is copy down each lessons vocab to notecards (i use the 5 words on one card method) and have english on one side, jap on the other, and then i look the kanji up in my dictionary, write them down a few times, and try to make a mnemonic, and then see if i can remember all three. i just started the kanji thing, but crazy enough im having great success with it. in fact, it seems to be easier to memorize the words if i memorize their kanji spelling also.
my older method was memorizing a symbol, its sayings, and its meanings, but that didnt work at all for me. this new method may be bad, cause im not fully learning the kanji (especially their sayings, which suck to memorize the most), but its a lot better than studying and forgetting in a second.