1951/06/11
Speech timeSpeech duration
59minWord count5,679
Unique words · 741 once
1,291 Unique kanji · 241 once
580Speech speed
254 Difficulty Hard
RatingExternal Rating
55 %Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.
Genres
Drama
Japanese study overview
Genji Monogatari is a Japanese movie of 13,063 characters, with 1,291 unique words and 580 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 4.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,291 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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×99
- 様Mr×65
- 君you×39
- 光light×37
- 藤壺Fujitsubo×35
- 人person×31
- 女woman×22
- あなた様you (singular)×21
- 思うto think×20
- 御門emperor (of Japan)×19
- 葵mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)×18
- 言うto say×16
- 淡路Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)×13
- 女御court lady×9
- 弘いspacious×9
- 徴sign×9
- 桐壺court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)×8
- 藤壺acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)×8
- 良成Yoshishige×8
- 源氏Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)×7