Living alone after his parents passed away, Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student who can see otherworldly creatures that are attracted to him. His days are plagued by these nuisances, and he wishes to rid himself of this inconvenience. One fateful day, as Kimihiro is being chased by a horde of spirits, his feet bring him into a mysterious store to seek shelter. Here he meets Yuuko Ichihara, the mistress of this supposed store, who claims to be able to grant wishes. Yuuko offers to grant Kimihiro's, as long as he pays an appropriate price. Thus begins Kimihiro's time working in her store to earn the payment necessary for his wish. In Yuuko's employ, he must become further involved with spirits and the supernatural before he can leave that world behind. How will he fare in the inexplicable encounters that await him? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Japanese study overview
xxxHOLiC is a Japanese manga of 200,197 characters, with 8,545 unique words and 1,753 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 3.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 8,545 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.
- 四月一日Watanuki×432
- 言うto say×365
- 事thing×357
- 君Mr×345
- 侑子Ikuko×303
- 百目鬼Todomeki×292
- 思うto think×266
- 貴方you×215
- 夢dream×188
- 自分myself×181
- 店store×178
- 作るto make×159
- 小羽Oba×146
- 座敷童protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair×36
- 文京区Bunkyō City×33
- 税込including tax (of a price)×32
- 郵便番号postal code×31
- 管狐kuda-gitsune×31
- 九軒Kyūken×27
- 税別excluding tax (of a price)×25