Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.
Japanese study overview
Kozure Ookami is a Japanese drama of 410,909 characters, with 14,274 unique words and 1,934 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 4.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 14,274 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.
- 御honorific/polite/humble prefix×737
- 拝bowing one's head (in respect or worship)×725
- 様Mr×718
- 柳生Yagiu×667
- 私I×604
- 子child×598
- 一刀sword×569
- 待つto wait×517
- お前you×517
- 一刀Ittou×456
- 者person×446
- 斬るto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)×428
- 子連れtaking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.)×427
- 大五郎Daigorou×391
- 公儀imperial court×249
- 百姓farmer×129
- 拝殿front shrine×97
- 魔道heresy×94
- 冥府realm of the dead×93
- 家老chief retainer×91