In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers. (Source: VIZ Media) Note: The first episode has a runtime of 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Japanese study overview
Oooku is a Japanese anime of 60,337 characters, with 4,501 unique words and 1,349 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,501 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.
- 様Mr×247
- 上様emperor×218
- 私I×184
- 大奥inner palace (in Edo Castle)×152
- 有功merit×139
- 男man×100
- 女woman×89
- 言うto say×73
- 殿Mr.×71
- 今now×65
- 思うto think×63
- 者person×62
- 家光Iemitsu×52
- 春日局Kasuga no Tsubone (1579-1643)×49
- 院主head of a temple×45
- 水野Misuno×37
- 疱瘡smallpox×34
- 江戸城Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)×26
- 玉栄Tamae×26
- 春日spring day×19