Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.
Japanese study overview
Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese movie of 21,768 characters, with 1,918 unique words and 726 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,918 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.
- 言うto say×67
- 俺I×61
- お前you×54
- お兄ちゃん(one's) older brother×42
- 私I×37
- 寅the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)×33
- 帰るto return×28
- 叔父ちゃんmiddle-aged man×27
- 博Tooru×26
- 兄貴elder brother×25
- お嬢さん(another's) daughter×21
- 叔母ちゃんauntie×20
- 御前様you×17
- 寅さんTora-san (leading character from Japanese movie series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo")×13
- 冬子Touko×12
- 登Tosaki×9
- 寅次郎Torajirō×8
- 職工factory worker×8
- 名産地location famous for production of something (usually food)×5
- 櫻cherry tree×4