Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Japanese study overview
The Simpsons is a Japanese drama of 663,631 characters, with 23,856 unique words and 2,025 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 23,856 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.
- 私I×1,411
- 俺I×1,329
- 言うto say×793
- お前you×675
- 君you×470
- 待つto wait×429
- 聞くto hear×424
- 人person×388
- 違うto differ (from)×376
- 出るto leave×361
- 今now×349
- 家house×341
- 日本語字幕Japanese subtitles×202
- 放射能radioactivity×65
- 今泉Imaikami×53
- 恒子Kōko×53
- 完ぺきperfect×44
- 原発nuclear power plant×42
- 牧師pastor×38
- 飯田Iita×38