Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
Japanese study overview
Taira no Kiyomori is a Japanese drama of 262,017 characters, with 9,560 unique words and 1,872 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 9,560 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.
- 様Mr×1,485
- 事thing×1,056
- 清盛Kiyomori×677
- 私I×569
- 殿feudal lord×477
- 殿Mr.×381
- 父上father×371
- 武士samurai×367
- 平家Heike family×342
- 帝emperor (of Japan)×335
- 法皇cloistered emperor×303
- 平氏Heike family×298
- 上皇retired emperor×281
- 源氏Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)×253
- 信西Shinzai×176
- 平清盛Taira No Kiyomori (grand minister) (1118-1181)×174
- 重盛Emori×172
- 義朝Yoshichika×156
- 棟梁central figure×149
- 入道entering the priesthood×127