Jiten statistics
Global statistics updated every day.
Last 30 days
- Active learners
- 1,067
- Reviews
- 2.9M
- New words learned
- 320.7K
- Typical reviews per study day
- 118
Learners over time
When people review
Last 90 days, in their own time zone
From the 699 learners who have set a study time zone.
How many words learners know
The median learner knows 1,926 words. One in four knows over 5,700.
Which words learners know
How much of each frequency band learners active in the last 30 days know
The median learner knows 73% of the 1,000 most common words.
How many words you need
How far down Jiten's frequency list you need to know every word to understand this share of the words in a typical title
| Media type | 80% | 85% | 90% | 95% | 98% | 99% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movie | 1,200 | 2,100 | 3,900 | 8,800 | 17,000 | 24,000 |
| Drama | 1,500 | 2,700 | 5,700 | 15,400 | 31,800 | 41,700 |
| Visual Novel | 1,800 | 3,000 | 5,700 | 13,100 | 27,000 | 38,200 |
| Anime | 1,800 | 3,100 | 6,100 | 14,000 | 25,100 | 31,800 |
| Manga | 2,500 | 4,600 | 9,000 | 21,000 | 39,100 | 50,200 |
| Novel | 2,800 | 4,800 | 8,600 | 18,600 | 34,500 | 44,300 |
| Video Game | 2,700 | 4,800 | 9,700 | 21,800 | 41,200 | 56,100 |
| Non-Fiction | 3,700 | 5,900 | 10,200 | 20,200 | 36,800 | 49,000 |
Typical means the median title of each type. Only taking into account words used in at least 1% of a type's titles count.
What learners read and watch
Characters read
- Visual Novel1.3B354 learners
- Novel511.7M324 learners
- Manga141.9M261 learners
- Video Game113.2M97 learners
Watched
- Anime145,059episodes, 481 learners
- Drama3,101episodes, 71 learners
- YouTube1,346videos, 33 learners
- Movie193films, 50 learners
What people are studying
Titles learners added to their reviews in the last 90 days
- 1
Yotsuba to!Manga83learners - 2
Mata, Onaji Yume wo MiteitaNovel53learners - 3
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-sanAnime43learners - 4
Mahou Shoujo no Majo SaibanVisual Novel31learners - 5
Bocchi the Rock!Anime26learners - 6
Sousou no FrierenAnime20learners - 7
STEINS;GATEVisual Novel18learners - 8
Kubo-san wa Mob wo YurusanaiAnime18learners - 9
Kusuriya no HitorigotoNovel18learners - 10
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-sanManga18learners - 11
Zeruda no Densetsu Toki no OkarinaVideo Game18learners - 12
Gyakuten SaibanVisual Novel17learners
Words learners keep forgetting
How often learners answered Again on a word they had already learned, last 90 days
| Word | Missed on review |
|---|---|
| 契約contract; compact | 41% |
| とりあえずfirst of all; at once | 40% |
| 解放release; unleashing | 40% |
| 満足satisfaction; contentment | 40% |
| 抑えるto keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions) | 39% |
| 動揺shaking; trembling | 39% |
| 結果result; consequence | 39% |
| 真剣serious; earnest | 39% |
| いきなりabruptly; suddenly | 38% |
| 認めるto recognize; to recognise | 37% |
| 頷くto nod; to bow one's head in assent | 37% |
| 対応correspondence (to); equivalence | 37% |
| 結局after all; in the end | 37% |
| 依頼request; commission | 37% |
| 疑うto doubt; to distrust | 37% |
| 優秀superior; excellent | 37% |
| 緊張tension; strain | 37% |
| 警戒vigilance; caution | 36% |
| 悩むto be worried; to be troubled | 36% |
| 単純simple; plain | 36% |
| 期待expectation; anticipation | 36% |
| 正直honest; frank | 36% |
| 表情facial expression; countenance | 36% |
| 抵抗resistance; opposition | 36% |
| 突然abrupt; sudden | 36% |
Only words reviewed by at least 20 learners.
Media library
- Titles analysed
- 17.6K
- Characters parsed
- 3.6B
- Added this month
- 1,155
- Requests fulfilled
- 2,142
- Difficulty votes
- 26.9K
As of October 14, 2026 UTC.