2007/05/12
Speech timeSpeech duration
1h 14minWord count5,756
Unique words · 702 once
1,251 Unique kanji · 205 once
531Speech speed
205 Difficulty Average
RatingExternal Rating
65 %Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Japanese study overview
Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese movie of 14,136 characters, with 1,251 unique words and 531 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,251 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.
- 五代Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)×55
- 事thing×54
- 私I×38
- 響子Otoko×38
- 僕I×36
- 思うto think×29
- 俺I×28
- 言うto say×26
- 人person×21
- 男man×21
- 就職finding employment×21
- 花枝Kae×20
- 三鷹Mitaka×19
- 裕作Yūsaku×13
- 音無Otona×11
- 惣一郎Souichirō×11
- 黒木unbarked lumber×3
- 町人chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants)×3
- 脱サラsetting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker×3
- 保父male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.)×3