Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami. One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and collect the final twelve swords forged by the legendary master swordsmith, Shikizaki Kiki. Shichika and Togame begin their odyssey by leaving the island he called home for over 20 years. They will face twelve individuals who possess and protect Shikizaki's legendary swords. Join Shichika and Togame on an exciting, epic adventure that defies reality as they discover the true potential of the Kyoutoryuu sword style! (Source: NIS America)
Japanese study overview
Katanagatari is a Japanese anime of 120,501 characters, with 6,380 unique words and 1,490 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 6,380 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.
- 刀sword (esp. Japanese single-edged)×856
- 私I×514
- 俺I×353
- 言うto say×277
- 十亀Jūgame×273
- 流way×235
- 虚sky×208
- 七花Nanaka×196
- 思うto think×176
- 真庭Maniwa×147
- 奇策bizarre plan×126
- お前you×123
- 四季Shiki×113
- 変体unusual form×71
- 忍法ninja arts×55
- 鳳凰Shouin×55
- 迷彩camouflage×40
- 尾張Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)×35
- 頭領head×32
- 完成形final form×29