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Satori Reader Review – Engaging Japanese Texts and Dialogues

Satori Reader

Rating 4.3

Summary

Satori Reader is a Japanese learning method available on your computer and smartphone/tablet. It focuses on Japanese reading skills and teaches Japanese grammar and vocabulary by providing weekly annotated articles and dialogues. Satori Reader also contains a built-in vocabulary repetition app that uses new vocabulary learned from the articles. A basic free version and a premium subscription version are available.


Quality 5.0

The website looks clean and functions smoothly. The articles are well-written and enjoyable.

Thoroughness 4.0

Satori Reader should be used as a companion to a more comprehensive teaching method, but it is a good way to train reading and vocabulary.

Value 4.0

Each thematic series has a lot of articles, but some users will only be interested in a couple of the 21 themes. New articles are added weekly.

I Like
  • Articles are sorted by theme and everyone will find a couple of themes that interest them.
  • New vocabulary can be easily saved for later.
  • Built-in repetition software to help with memorizing the new vocabulary.
  • Grammar and vocabulary are explained by hovering over the items. When things are unclear you can post under the article and staff will try to answer your questions.
  • Articles are accompanied by audio for listening along.
I Don’t Like
  • New articles are usually added to existing thematic series but there could be more themes.
Price

A basic version of Satori Reader with limited articles is free to use. Subscription prices for the full version with over 550 articles and new articles released weekly are $9/month or $89/year.

When I was learning Japanese at university, I often felt close to giving up. Every day I would do my grammar exercises and practice vocabulary like a good student. I did all my homework assignments and showed up for every class.

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