The series follows Koichi Numakura, a young man seeking revenge against the yakuza, who took his mother from him. Inspired by the protagonist of Fist of the North Star, he dedicates himself to learning the fictional martial art of Hokuto Shinken. Along the way he learns that, while he can't actually kill people, he does have all the qualifications to become a top-tier masseur.
Japanese study overview
Regards to Kenshiro is a Japanese drama of 29,625 characters, with 2,589 unique words and 976 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,589 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.
- 俺I×98
- 私I×66
- 先生teacher×62
- 沼倉Numakura×51
- お前you×51
- 殺すto kill×42
- 人person×38
- 言うto say×37
- 指圧shiatsu×28
- 違うto differ (from)×27
- 思うto think×27
- 人生(one's) life×24
- 鉄人iron man×21
- 指圧師shiatsu practitioner×19
- 凝りmuscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)×19
- 北斗the Big Dipper (asterism)×16
- 北斗の拳Fist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo)×14
- 里香Satoka×13
- 野田Nota×10
- 気功breathing exercise×7