Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko. She must navigate complex internal rivalries and a strict social hierarchy while the house struggles to maintain its customs. As modern society shifts around them, the residents face the increasing pressure of Japan's changing cultural identity.
Japanese study overview
Omocha is a Japanese movie of 17,550 characters, with 1,783 unique words and 734 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,783 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.
- お母さんmother×49
- 言うto say×40
- 君you×30
- 姉さんolder sister×25
- 男man×23
- 舞妓maiko×21
- 照Aki×19
- 思うto think×19
- お前you×18
- 蝶butterfly×17
- 芸妓geisha×16
- お金money×16
- 吉川Kikawa×15
- 染丸Somemaru×11
- お座敷tatami room×10
- 順一Jun'ichi×10
- 時子Tokiko×9
- 染dyeing×7
- 号するto name×7
- 一遍once×5