The story follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband's family. Suzu's life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives. (Source: Shout! Factory)
Japanese study overview
Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni is a Japanese anime of 23,121 characters, with 2,266 unique words and 919 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,266 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.
- 周作Shuusaku×108
- 晴美Akemi×88
- 径子Keiko×71
- 哲Aki×34
- 思うto think×33
- 円太郎Entarō×31
- 人person×30
- 広島Hiroshima (city, prefecture)×30
- 帰るto return×29
- 男性man×25
- 女性woman×23
- 言うto say×22
- 十郎Jūrou×18
- 呉go×18
- 知多Chita×17
- お義姉さんsister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)×15
- 刈谷Karitani×15
- 珠子Akiko×11
- 憲兵military police×8
- 空襲air-raid×7