Japanese listening diary · Day 148

My Three Joys of a Saturday Morning

晴れた土曜日の朝に3つのしあわせ
June 3, 2026
1-minute listeningSlow, natural Japanese
Real JapaneseN5–N3 friendly
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Today’s story きょうの あらすじ

Saturday morning means a whole week's cleaning done in one go — sheets washed, room tidied, and the air somehow clearer afterward. A sunny Saturday, a fresh room, and a happy heart: my three joys, all lined up at once.

From the diary にっきから

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No. 148Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
はれたひのどようびのあさがだいすきです。へいじつはかいしゃでしごとをしているので、どようびのごぜんちゅうは、いっしゅうかんぶんのそうじをいっきにこなします。へやのそうじをして、しーつをせんたくして、ひととおりかたづいたあとのくうきは、ほんとうにここちいいんです。
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Vocabulary ことば

平日へいじつweekday
一気にいっきにin one go
こなすこなすto get through (tasks)
澄むすむto become clear (air, water)
勢揃いせいぞろいall gathered together

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