Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt marksman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.
Japanese study overview
Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World is a Japanese anime of 48,861 characters, with 3,443 unique words and 1,121 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,443 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.
- 国country×214
- 私I×135
- 旅人traveller×109
- 思うto think×79
- 僕I×79
- 本book×73
- 人person×63
- 言うto say×57
- 旅travel×56
- 世界the world×55
- 彼女she×47
- 殺すto kill×47
- 国長Kuniosa×12
- わが国our country×8
- 国じゅうall over the country×7
- 案内Annai×7
- 館長superintendent×7
- 批評家critic×6
- 歴史博物館history museum×6
- 詠うto sing×4