In the late 6th century the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Shotoku Taishi, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions. Shotoku Taishi is known mainly through legends and myths and has been viewed as more god than man. The elaborate and colorful costumes of the time and the beauty of ancient Japan enhance this fascinating historical drama.
Japanese study overview
Shoutoku Taishi is a Japanese drama of 19,484 characters, with 1,966 unique words and 884 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,966 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.
- 皇子Son of God×121
- 大臣cabinet minister×97
- 大王great king×96
- 吾れI×92
- 戦war×66
- 新羅Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)×54
- 国country×49
- 者person×48
- 伊真Ishin×45
- 申すto say×40
- 隋Zui×37
- 皆everyone×35
- 来目Kume×33
- 倭国Japan×32
- 蘇我Soga×32
- 百済Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE)×30
- 朝廷Imperial Court×27
- 厩戸皇子Umayadonoouji×21
- 吾がmy×21
- 出兵dispatch of troops×21