About This Podcast 关于本播客
What is it?这是什么？
Japanese Daily News is a free podcast for Japanese learners. Each episode covers a real Japanese news story with three layers: a full news reading at natural speed, a sentence-by-sentence breakdown with vocabulary and grammar explanations, and a slow repeat for shadowing practice.
Japanese Daily News 是一档免费的日语学习播客。每集选取一则真实日语新闻，分三层讲解：自然语速的完整新闻朗读、逐句拆解词汇与语法、以及慢速重复供跟读练习。
Who is it for?适合谁？
Intermediate learners (JLPT N4–N3) who want to bridge the gap between textbook Japanese and real-world content. You should know basic grammar and about 500 kanji. If you can read hiragana and katakana and have finished a beginner course, you're ready.
适合中级学习者（JLPT N4–N3），想要从教科书日语过渡到真实内容。你需要掌握基础语法和大约 500 个汉字。如果你已经学完假名和初级课程，就可以开始了。
How to use it怎么用？
- First listen第一遍 — Play the episode and follow along with the transcript. Don't worry about understanding everything. Focus on the flow. — 播放音频，跟着文字看。不用担心听不懂，先感受整体节奏。
- Breakdown逐句讲解 — Listen to the host explain each sentence. Click any Japanese word to see its meaning. Review the vocabulary and grammar sections below. — 听主持人讲解每一句。点击日语单词查看释义。查看下方的词汇和语法区域。
- Practice mode精听模式 — Switch to Practice mode. Each key sentence is shown one at a time. Listen, then repeat out loud (shadowing). Click to replay as many times as you need. — 切换到精听模式。逐句显示关键句子。听完后大声跟读。可以反复点击重播。
- Full replay全文重听 — Listen to the complete news one more time at the end. You'll understand much more the second time. — 最后再听一遍完整新闻。第二遍你会理解更多。
Features功能特色
- Furigana on all Japanese text所有日语文字标注假名
- Click any word to see its meaning点击任意单词查看释义
- Synced transcript — highlights as you listen同步字幕 — 播放时自动高亮
- Adjustable playback speed (0.5x – 2x)可调播放速度（0.5x – 2x）
- Practice mode for sentence-by-sentence shadowing精听模式，逐句跟读
- Structured vocabulary and grammar notes结构化的词汇和语法笔记
- Bilingual interface (English / 中文)双语界面（English / 中文）
- Dark mode暗色模式
Related相关资源
This podcast is a companion to 本播客是 jpnotes.dev — free Japanese grammar notes covering JLPT N5 to N2. Grammar points in this podcast link directly to the corresponding lessons. 的配套项目 — 免费日语语法笔记，覆盖 JLPT N5 到 N2。播客中的语法点直接链接到对应课程。