Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing. (Source: Viz Media) Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Japanese study overview
Yakusoku no Neverland is a Japanese manga of 311,102 characters, with 12,608 unique words and 1,979 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 12,608 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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×648
- 鬼ogre×597
- 達pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)×465
- 約束promise×428
- 人間human being×405
- 今now×377
- 世界the world×360
- 俺I×337
- 殺すto kill×327
- 農園farm×317
- 年year×306
- 逃げるto run away×304
- 白井Shirai×120
- 出水Izumi×102
- 出水flood×89
- 五摂家the five regent houses×56
- 自井Jii×49
- 脱走者escapee×49
- ＧＰGrand Prix×49
- 支援者supporter×49