How Many Do You Know?
These are the 20 most common words in anime. Together they make up 40% of everything said. Tap a card to flip it, check the meaning, and say whether you knew it. Your score shows how much of anime you already understand.
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Counted across every word spoken in the first 12 episodes of 120 anime: 1,432 episodes, 3,313,663 words.
Words to learn next
Read them in Yomikit →Keep going
- Watch Anime, Learn Japanese: the top 50 words take you to half of everything said, and 210 take you to 67%. Every one is in the book as a word card.
- Top 200 Japanese Verbs in Anime: 10 verbs make up 43% of the verbs you'll hear. The book has the top 200, which reach 80%.
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The top 20 on one page with space to write the meanings, and the answers on the second. Enter your email and the PDF is yours, plus a small Japanese lesson now and then.