The drama series depicts the life of Tokuzo Akiyama, head chef of the Imperial Household Ministry’s Imperial Cuisine Division during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras. Based on a true story and book by Hisahide Sugimori, 'The Emperor’s Cook' follows the life of country boy, Akiyama, who arrives in Tokyo in pursuit of the culinary arts. Driven by a deep love for his wife and family, a great reverence for his teachers, strong reliance on friends and an abiding love for cooking, Akiyama eventually rises to become 'the Emperor’s cook'.
Japanese study overview
Tenno no Ryouriban is a Japanese drama of 80,844 characters, with 4,699 unique words and 1,284 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,699 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.
- 思うto think×176
- 言うto say×161
- 俊子Shunko×143
- 篤蔵Tokuzou×125
- お前you×116
- 料理cooking×83
- お父さんfather×80
- 宇佐美Usami×71
- 今日today×70
- 兄older brother×62
- 秋山Akiyama×62
- 私I×61
- 新太郎Shintarō×45
- 華族peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947)×42
- 厨司Zushi×42
- 会館meeting hall×37
- 東芝Toshiba Corporation×36
- 一太郎Ichitarō×31
- 料理番cook×25
- 離縁divorce×22