Hibiki is a teenage girl who loves to eat, but when she notices her waistline expanding, she decides to check out the local gym. The gym is full of buff dudes…and Akemi, the student council president?! When Akemi tries to convince Hibiki to take up weight training, Hibiki resists–until she meets pretty boy trainer Machio. Now, Hibiki is willing to do whatever it takes to get fit! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: This manga is set in the same universe as Kengan Ashura and ST✰R: Strike it Rich.
Japanese study overview
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is a Japanese manga of 179,516 characters, with 9,777 unique words and 1,766 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 9,777 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 筋肉muscle×338
- 持てるto be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)×298
- 私I×295
- 口mouth×198
- 鍛えるto forge×181
- 朱美Akebi×164
- 先生teacher×154
- 話counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.×141
- 紗倉Sakura×140
- 人person×129
- 使うto use (a tool, method, etc.)×128
- 筋トレstrength training×124
- 立花Tachihana×123
- 彩也香Ayaka×116
- 上原Uenohara×100
- 里美Satomi×81
- 大胸筋pectoralis major muscle×75
- 出入in and out×73
- 上腕三頭筋triceps brachii muscle×27
- 女学院girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)×22