1984/04/13
Speech timeSpeech duration
1h 31minWord count8,339
Unique words · 939 once
1,743 Unique kanji · 258 once
808Speech speed
240 Difficulty Expert
RatingExternal Rating
95 %The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.
Japanese study overview
Kuukai is a Japanese movie of 18,217 characters, with 1,743 unique words and 808 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,743 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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- 空海Akimi×64
- 私I×57
- 密教esoteric Buddhism×56
- 帝emperor (of Japan)×49
- 皇子Son of God×42
- 帰るto return×42
- 生きるto live×39
- 最澄Saichō×33
- 真魚Mao×32
- 都capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)×31
- 年year×29
- お前you×27
- 唐Kara×23
- 長安Chōan×23
- 薬子Kusuko×22
- 阿闍梨high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils)×18
- 上皇retired emperor×16
- 伊予Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)×14
- 日嗣imperial throne×14
- 経典sacred books×13