PythagoraSwitch is a 15-minute Japanese educational television program by NHK which aired since 2002. It encourages augmenting children's "way of thinking" under the supervision of Masahiko Satō and Masumi Uchino. A five-minute format called PythagoraSwitch Mini is also available. During the beginning, ending, and between each corner, there are Pythagorean Devices. Pythagorean Devices are known in the US as "Rube Goldberg machines", or in Great Britain as "Heath Robinson" contraptions. The main focus of the program is a puppet show, but the subject is mainly advanced by the small corners. World phenomena, principles, characteristics, and the like are introduced in an entertaining way. At the end of each segment "Pitagora Suitchi" is sung as a kind of punchline.
Japanese study overview
PythagoraSwitch is a Japanese drama of 334,937 characters, with 5,693 unique words and 458 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 5,693 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.
- 装置equipment×582
- 徳田Tokuta×194
- 橋bridge×189
- 次郎second son×173
- 百科many objects (for study)×158
- 郎nth son×103
- 棒pole×99
- 箱box×95
- 本book×90
- 切るto cut×84
- 暗号code×81
- 人間human being×80
- ピタゴラ装置Rube Goldberg machine×57
- 潜望鏡periscope×42
- 豆苗pea sprouts×26
- てんとう虫ladybug×22
- 架けるto suspend between two points×17
- 貨物船freighter (vessel)×16
- 黒玉black ball×14
- 片桐Katakiri×14