After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a job in a small laundry in downtown Tokyo and works hard till late at night. At a nearby restaurant a brother and sister are working, and Kazuo becomes friendly with the girl, Yoneko. Love blossoms between the two. However, Yoneko's brother objects to his sister marrying Kazuo.
Japanese study overview
Kaa-san Nagaikishitene is a Japanese movie of 19,602 characters, with 1,708 unique words and 629 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,708 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.
- 母ちゃんmum×60
- 言うto say×46
- お前you×44
- 和夫Kazuo×41
- 俺I×40
- 私I×30
- 兄さんolder brother×29
- 思うto think×28
- 帰るto return×28
- 円yen (currency of Japan)×26
- 働くto work×24
- 出るto leave×22
- 米子Komeko×14
- 洗濯屋laundry×12
- 結核tuberculosis×8
- 清一Kiyoichi×6
- 冬子Touko×5
- 勇吉Yūkichi×5
- 田舎もんperson from the countryside×4
- 大島large island×4