Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters, including a cat that doubles as a bus, takes them on a journey through the wonders of nature. (Source: Disney)
Japanese study overview
Tonari no Totoro is a Japanese anime of 7,610 characters, with 801 unique words and 191 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is beginner, 0.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 801 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.
- 待つto wait×14
- 出るto leave×13
- 病院hospital×13
- 木tree×10
- 会うto meet×10
- 言うto say×8
- 開けるto open (a door, etc.)×6
- 元気lively×6
- 草壁Kusakabe×5
- 今日today×5
- 先生teacher×5
- 退院leaving hospital×5
- 七国山Nanakuniyama×5
- おばけ屋敷haunted house×4
- 電報telegram×4
- 樟camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)×3
- 思うto think×5
- あの子that child×5
- 電話telephone call×5
- 妹younger sister×4