In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords. The story of Yasuke, the first African samurai who actually served the legendary Oda Nobunaga, will be released to the world. (Source: Netflix)
Japanese study overview
Yasuke is a Japanese anime of 12,660 characters, with 1,526 unique words and 788 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,526 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 私I×49
- 力force×47
- 娘daughter×45
- 咲希Saki×39
- お前you×36
- 侍warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)×27
- 弥助sushi×24
- 守るto protect×21
- 戦うto make war (on)×20
- 黒人black person×20
- 一華Ichika×20
- 殺すto kill×20
- 信長Nobunaga×17
- 船頭captain (of a Japanese-style boat)×11
- 守助Morisuke×9
- 伊賀Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)×8
- 光秀Kōshuu×7
- 夏丸Natsumaru×6
- 試作機prototype model×6
- 日本語字幕Japanese subtitles×6