Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.
Japanese study overview
Segodon is a Japanese drama of 282,512 characters, with 10,629 unique words and 1,911 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,629 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×1,405
- 西郷Saigou×985
- 吉之助Kichinosuke×760
- 薩摩Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture)×725
- 事thing×583
- 言うto say×373
- 兄older brother×296
- 私I×288
- 長州Chōshū×280
- 今now×271
- 幕府shogunate×249
- 思うto think×248
- 天子emperor×219
- 大久保Ookuho×166
- 一橋Ichihashi×163
- 正助Shousuke×159
- 慶喜Keiki×157
- 国父father of one's country×136
- 上様emperor×88
- 公方public affairs×78