Hi everyone, throwaway account so I don’t connect my identity with my regular account.
I made a GPT called “Japanese Story Weaver” with ChatGPT that will generate graded readers for you in Japanese at any difficulty with any genre, theme, etc. Please feel free to try it! Note: you must have a paid ChatGPT account to access GPTs. [https://chat.openai.com/g/g-7dqSOS4Bh-japanese-story-weaver](https://chat.openai.com/g/g-7dqSOS4Bh-japanese-story-weaver)
I originally started this project for myself, because I was growing less motivated to read by only having access to children’s stories that were at my reading level, and occasionally a graded reader or two with stories I wasn’t remotely interested in. Now I can generate endless content without my reading level impacting the substantive material.
Quick note: this tool works best with a browser extension installed to translate words on demand. By default, there are no in-line hiragana readings for kanji. ChatGPT has not configured furigana, either. On IOS (phone), I use an app called “Nihongo – Japanese Dictionary” with Safari to add furigana to the whole page and translate single words (paid, by Serpenti Sei). On Firefox (PC) I use an extension called “10ten Japanese Reader” to translate single words (free, by Rikaichamp).
I plan on developing more sophisticated features in the future, but for now here’s a working tool.
Please let me know if you have any feedback. I hope it helps some other people overcome their reading block!
Edit: I forgot I could link chats.
Here’s a more advanced story it has produced: [https://chat.openai.com/share/e0580168-f4f5-4f4a-a9a8-88b03e8d15cb](https://chat.openai.com/share/e0580168-f4f5-4f4a-a9a8-88b03e8d15cb)
Here’s one for absolute beginners: [https://chat.openai.com/share/464d0ea3-1e20-463e-a463-2602e9e12afc](https://chat.openai.com/share/464d0ea3-1e20-463e-a463-2602e9e12afc)
