2007/11/23
Speech timeSpeech duration
59minWord count4,963
Unique words · 720 once
1,231 Unique kanji · 203 once
506Avg. sentenceAverage sentence length9.8
Speech speed
207 Difficulty Average
RatingExternal Rating
70 %The tale of hardship, love, determination and life of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Gion district of Kyoto.
Genres
Drama
Japanese study overview
Hana Ikusa: Kyoto Gion Densetsu no Geiko - Iwasaki Mineko is a Japanese movie of 11,380 characters, with 1,231 unique words and 506 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,231 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.
- 祇園Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)×42
- 峰子Takako×37
- 言うto say×34
- 姐さんolder sister×29
- 思うto think×25
- 芸妓geisha×23
- 峰peak×20
- 恋(romantic) love×17
- 紗江子Saeko×16
- お座敷tatami room×15
- あや子Ayako×15
- 何でwhy?×14
- 舞妓maiko×12
- 政子Shigeko×9
- 岩崎Iiwasaki×9
- 弘樹Kōki×8
- お子(another's) child×6
- 店出しmisedashi×6
- お茶屋(geisha) teahouse×6
- 佳枝Kae×5