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 8,536 characters, with 1,290 unique words and 770 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,290 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
- 的mark×60
- 百hundred×58
- 老old age×55
- 實Sane×54
- 求女Motome×40
- 虫insect×36
- 槍spear×33
- 金吾Kingo×32
- 巷the public×24
- 壺pot×22
- 父上father×22
- 美穂Tomiho×21
- 寶treasure×20
- 忌mourning×20
- 庶Chikashi×19
- 辟false×18
- 荳legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses)×17
- 累trouble×15
- 恭Kyō×15