At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way. (Source: Viz Media)
Japanese study overview
Vagabond is a Japanese manga of 275,719 characters, with 12,158 unique words and 1,989 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 12,158 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.
- 俺I×959
- 武蔵Takekura×733
- 剣sword (esp. a large, double-edged one)×436
- 小次郎Kojirō×346
- お前you×338
- 斬るto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)×316
- 年year×290
- 強いstrong×270
- 人person×267
- 吉岡Kichioka×263
- 死ぬto die×233
- 生きるto live×233
- 宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)×174
- 又八Matahachi×127
- 胤舜Inshun×113
- 柳生Yagiu×112
- 天下無双peerless×112
- 大殿current master×66
- 兄者older brother×45
- 秀作excellent (piece of) work×44