Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life? (Source: Kodansha Comics) Note: Nominated for the 2012 Manga Taisho Awards.
Japanese study overview
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is a Japanese manga of 116,091 characters, with 7,312 unique words and 1,534 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 7,312 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.
- 君you×436
- 公生Kimio×363
- 私I×311
- 僕I×306
- 有馬Ariuma×267
- 音sound×156
- 言うto say×147
- 君Mr×144
- 演奏musical performance×136
- 弾くto flip×127
- 四月April×123
- 椿common camellia (Camellia japonica)×120
- 新川Arakawa×69
- 直司Tadashi×63
- 宮園Miyasono×50
- 相座Aiza×50
- 譜面sheet music×37
- 伴奏accompaniment×35
- 演奏家performing musician×24
- 伴奏者accompanist×21