Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Japanese study overview
Seppuku is a Japanese movie of 9,098 characters, with 1,341 unique words and 791 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,341 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.
- 竇Tou×89
- 百hundred×71
- 老old age×57
- 的mark×55
- 實Sane×54
- 求女Motome×49
- 郎nth son×47
- 美穂Tomiho×46
- 半half×45
- 虫insect×35
- 槍spear×33
- 巷the public×31
- 金吾Kingo×31
- 寅the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)×22
- 沢潟Omodaka×21
- 寶treasure×20
- 庶Chikashi×19
- 累trouble×18
- 辟false×18
- 忌mourning×18