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N3 graded Japanese story
島の民宿で知った水の重さ
Learning the Weight of Water at an Island Inn
20 sentences · about 9 minutes
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Reinforce the reading
Notice what the story just taught you
A concrete stay develops into a causal system involving weather, transport, labor, resources, and responsibility. N3 readers follow passive modification, formal reasons, purpose clauses, reported speech, and a metaphorical conclusion.
Key words in context
- 民宿みんしゅく
- small Japanese-style inn; guesthouse
- 水道すいどう
- water tap; faucet; water supply
- 標語ひょうご
- slogan; motto
- 補給船ほきゅうせん
- supply boat
- 資源しげん
- resource
- 容器ようき
- container; vessel
What to notice
Sentence 水の重さ-02
A passive clause describes the note
使わないようにと書かれた modifies 紙: it is a paper on which the request not to use too much tap water has been written.
Sentence 水の重さ-09
〜ため connects a formal cause
波が高かったため遅れました states that the supply boat was delayed because the waves were high.
Sentence 水の重さ-20
〜ように感じる expresses a changed perception
重さがあるように感じます literally says water feels as though it has weight, carrying the story's physical and moral meaning into the final sentence.
Check your understanding
1. What does Haru first assume about the request to save water?
- It is only a generic environmental slogan
- It is a rule required by the ferry company
- It applies only to the inn's workers
Answer: It is only a generic environmental slogan — 水の重さ-03 explicitly says Haru thinks it is merely an environmental-protection slogan.
2. Why is the island inn's water supply under pressure?
- A guest broke the water system
- There has been little rain and a supply boat was delayed by high waves
- The inn has stopped ordering water to reduce costs
Answer: There has been little rain and a supply boat was delayed by high waves — 水の重さ-07 says little rain has fallen, while 水の重さ-08 and 水の重さ-09 explain the supply boat and its weather delay.
3. How does Haru change after understanding the request?
- She avoids using any water at all
- She leaves the island immediately
- She turns off the tap while brushing and takes shorter showers
Answer: She turns off the tap while brushing and takes shorter showers — 水の重さ-13 and 水の重さ-14 describe the two specific water-saving changes.
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