Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
Japanese study overview
Kikujirou no Natsu is a Japanese movie of 8,638 characters, with 883 unique words and 381 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 883 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.
- お前you×59
- お母さんmother×24
- 坊やboy×23
- 車car×19
- 円yen (currency of Japan)×16
- 坊主Buddhist priest×15
- 俺I×13
- 言うto say×13
- 何what×12
- 乗せるto place on (something)×12
- 連れるto take (someone) with one×11
- 帰るto return×11
- ダルマさんが転んだBodhidharma fell down (children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light)×11
- 正男Masao×7
- 豊橋Toyohashi×7
- 柄杓ladle×5
- 祐二Yūji×4
- 杉山Sukiyama×3
- 買うto buy×9
- 待つto wait×9