Saiunkoku is a world of eight provinces or houses, each named after a different colour. The new Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, has gained a reputation for being uninterested in courtly matters and for flaunting his love for men. Shuurei, although born of the important Kou family, has difficulty making ends meet. She easily accepts an invitation to be the Emperor's concubine in order to turn him into a good ruler. The mysterious Seiran, a young man who was adopted by her father, goes with her as Ryuuki's bodyguard. Entering the imperial palace revives Shuurei's dream of being a court official, and, together with the many companions she meets along the way, continues moving bravely forward while trying to fend off the Emperor's advances. (Source: Anime News Network)
Japanese study overview
Saiunkoku Monogatari is a Japanese anime of 344,986 characters, with 10,749 unique words and 1,836 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,749 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.
- 私I×1,204
- 秀麗Shuurei×841
- 茶tea×619
- 思うto think×574
- 言うto say×565
- 様Mr×552
- 州state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)×480
- お前you×473
- 州牧governor (of an ancient Chinese province)×360
- 殿Mr.×355
- 静蘭Seiran×352
- 俺I×348
- 主上emperor×244
- 藍dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)×229
- 官吏government official×196
- 香鈴Kaori×182
- 尚書minister×119
- 国試state examination (esp. for qualifying as a doctor, dentist, nurse, etc.)×102
- 貴陽Guiyang (China)×101
- 杜forest×93