How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi... The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.
Japanese study overview
Tegami is a Japanese movie of 17,348 characters, with 1,746 unique words and 713 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,746 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.
- 俺I×73
- 兄貴elder brother×51
- お前you×47
- 思うto think×46
- 手紙letter×43
- 言うto say×40
- 私I×35
- 君you×34
- 何でwhy?×21
- 武島Takashima×19
- 書くto write×19
- 待つto wait×18
- 実紀Miki×18
- 朝美Asami×16
- 由美子Yumiko×10
- 祐輔Yūsuke×8
- カキ氷shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)×5
- 甘栗broiled sweet chestnuts×3
- ＧＳgas station×3
- 気まずいunpleasant×17