In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Japanese study overview
Manbiki Kazoku is a Japanese movie of 14,356 characters, with 1,387 unique words and 597 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,387 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×46
- 言うto say×27
- 私I×27
- 祥太Shouta×23
- 違うto differ (from)×19
- 何what×16
- 寒いcold (e.g. weather)×15
- 俺I×14
- 思うto think×14
- 入るto enter×12
- 帰るto return×12
- 前in front (of)×11
- 亜紀Aki×5
- 柴田Shida×5
- 初枝Hatsue×3
- 捜索願request for a police search×3
- お麩wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)×3
- 誰who×11
- 時time×11
- 痛いpainful×10