Although sumo is a cherished part of Japanese culture, few have managed to get a behind-the-scenes look at the sport. Director Eiji SAKATA had the opportunity to spend six months in close contact with two sumo stables. In the process, he managed to capture fascinating footage of the rigorous training sessions and daily life of the wrestlers.
Japanese study overview
Sumoudou: Samurai wo Tsugu Monotachi is a Japanese movie of 14,500 characters, with 1,426 unique words and 638 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,426 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×51
- 豪栄道Goueidō (Sumo shikona)×44
- 部屋room×36
- 相撲sumo (wrestling)×30
- 言うto say×29
- 竜dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)×28
- 電lightning×28
- 力士sumo wrestler×27
- 自分myself×22
- 人person×22
- 大関ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)×21
- 強いstrong×21
- 関honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers×10
- 境川Sakaigawa×9
- 髙安Kōyasu×7
- 関取ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions×5
- 番付ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.)×5
- 取組effort×5
- 稽古場training room (hall)×5
- 勝ち越すto have more wins than losses×5