Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father, Ryutaro, whom she always thought was an agricultural and forestry engineer, was a circus clown. Over time, Mariko's singing attracted the attention of the public.
Japanese study overview
Hibari no Circus: Kanashiki Kobato is a Japanese movie of 13,558 characters, with 1,106 unique words and 435 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,106 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.
- まり子Mariko×106
- お父さんfather×79
- お母さんmother×64
- 私I×50
- お前you×50
- 俺I×44
- 思うto think×35
- 帰るto return×27
- 言うto say×24
- 会うto meet×20
- 今now×20
- 子供child×20
- 小野Ouno×13
- 杉村Sugimura×5
- 信子Ayako×5
- 熱海Atami×4
- 夕やけ空sky aglow with the setting sun×3
- 赤とんぼ(small) red dragonfly×3
- 農林agriculture and forestry×3
- 虚栄心vanity×3