An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…
Japanese study overview
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo is a Japanese movie of 15,629 characters, with 1,730 unique words and 719 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,730 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.
- 鶴千代Tsuruchiyo×76
- お母さんmother×48
- 私I×44
- 様Mr×35
- 殿Mr.×33
- 言うto say×27
- 八重eightfold×26
- 芸者geisha×25
- お母様mother×24
- 俺I×23
- 会うto meet×21
- 申すto say×21
- 吉次Kichiji×21
- 政五郎Seigorou×17
- 若様young master×15
- 大老(Edo-period) chief minister×12
- 仕官government service×11
- 吉村Ashimura×10
- 野坂Nosaka×9
- 吉次broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir)×8