A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship and discovery before Ponyo's father, a powerful sorcerer, forces her to return to her home in the sea. But Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the delicate balance of nature and triggers a gigantic storm. Only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true. (Source: Disney)
Japanese study overview
Gake no Ue no Ponyo is a Japanese anime of 9,051 characters, with 946 unique words and 372 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 946 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.
- 宗介Sousuke×71
- 人間human being×20
- 海sea×19
- 出るto leave×17
- 船ship×14
- 言うto say×13
- 食べるto eat×12
- 今now×12
- 私I×12
- 魚fish×12
- 宗Shuu×11
- 耕一Kōichi×11
- 除草剤herbicide×4
- 半魚人merman×4
- 宗principle×3
- 観音様Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)×3
- 金魚goldfish (Carassius auratus)×10
- 子child×9
- 水water (esp. cool or cold)×8
- 魔法magic×8