Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Japanese study overview
Kaidan is a Japanese movie of 10,898 characters, with 1,617 unique words and 706 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,617 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.
- 芳一Houichi×33
- 私I×28
- 言うto say×20
- 思うto think×20
- お前you×17
- 者person×15
- 様Mr×15
- 今日today×12
- 今now×11
- 出かけるto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)×11
- 彼he×10
- 女woman×10
- 和尚priestly teacher×10
- 松造Matsuzou×9
- 琵琶biwa (Japanese lute)×8
- 矢作fletcher×7
- 茂作Shigesaku×6
- 壇ノ浦Dannoura (site of a major sea battle of the Genpei War)×6
- 平家Heike family×6
- 呑海Donkai×5