Saikoroshi-hen is an epilogue of Matsuribayashi-hen which takes place two months later, in August 1983. Rika is run over by a truck and wakes up in a totally different world, where none of the tragic events of the main series ever happened: Keiichi is not in Hinamizawa, Rena's parents did not divorce, the dam project was resolved smoothly, Satoshi did not run away, and neither Satoko nor Rika's parents died. However the club never formed, meaning Rika has no friends, she gets bullied by Satoko, Hanyū is absent, Rika is not revered as the reincarnation of Oyashiro and the village will soon be submerged underwater. Rika has to choose between staying in that world or killing her own mother, which will enable her to leave that sinless world.
Japanese study overview
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Saikoroshi-hen is a Japanese novel of 79,967 characters, with 4,701 unique words and 1,452 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,701 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.
- 私I×766
- 世界the world×525
- 梨花pear blossoms×277
- 沙都子Satsuko×188
- 羽入Hanyū×166
- 思うto think×137
- 言うto say×110
- 古手used article×105
- 母mother×95
- 自分myself×82
- 元origin×80
- 人person×73
- 入江inlet×49
- 雛見沢Hinamizawa×43
- 悟史Satoshi×43
- 魅音Mion×42
- 礼奈Ayana×40
- 祭具equipment used in a ritual×38
- 水晶球crystal ball×31
- 鷹野falconry×20