# Learn Japanese with Kakushigoto

> How hard its Japanese is, real words from it with kana and romaji, where to watch it, and what to watch before and after.

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**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **Kakushigoto** N3 to N2 for learning Japanese: puns, manga-making words. **Good for a beginner? Not as a first show.** It is harder than most beginner shows. Watch it for fun from the start if you like, but learn your first words from an easier one.

Ikkimi lists Kakushigoto on Crunchyroll. What each service carries varies by country. On Crunchyroll, Ikkimi finds a Japanese subtitle file for the episode in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up for you.

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## How hard is the Japanese in Kakushigoto?

Ikkimi rates Kakushigoto at **N3 to N2** (faster talk with more unusual words). What sets its level: puns, manga-making words. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 112 are easier and 53 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

| Fact | Kakushigoto |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N3 to N2 (faster talk with more unusual words) |
| Why | puns, manga-making words |
| Japanese title | かくしごと |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 12, about 24 minutes each |
| First aired | 2020 |
| Genres | Comedy, Slice of Life |
| Where to watch | [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=Kakushigoto) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/113311), which may cover only the first season.

## The words in the title

The Japanese title, かくしごと, is a first lesson in itself. Its word, as a dictionary lists it:

| Word | Kana and romaji | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 隠し事 | かくしごと kakushigoto | secret; secrecy Written かくしごと in the title. |

## How to learn Japanese with Kakushigoto

Ikkimi lists Kakushigoto on Crunchyroll. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

### On Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles. On a Crunchyroll episode, Ikkimi looks for a matching Japanese subtitle file in Jimaku’s public catalogue, loads it and lines it up with the episode by itself. If Jimaku has no file for an episode, you can search by hand in the Ikkimi popup or load a subtitle file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome: Get the extension from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open Kakushigoto on Crunchyroll. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.
3. Click the words you keep hearing: The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). At this level, turn on the English line under the Japanese at first, and keep only the words that come back.
4. Review them later: Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Kakushigoto, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Mob Psycho 100](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mob-psycho-100/)** モブサイコ100 | N3 | casual speech, one fast talker | Crunchyroll |
| **[SPY×FAMILY](https://ikkimi.app/anime/spy-x-family/)** | N3 | fast, with spy words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Toradora!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/toradora/)** とらドラ！ | N3 | school romance, quick arguments | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

### Also N3 to N2

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[The Way of the Househusband](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-way-of-the-househusband/)** 極主夫道 | N3 to N2 | short episodes, gangster speech about housework | Netflix |
| **[Space Brothers](https://ikkimi.app/anime/space-brothers/)** 宇宙兄弟 | N3 to N2 | adult workplace speech, space words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl-senpai/)** 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない | N3 to N2 | quick banter, some science words | Crunchyroll |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war/)** かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ | N2 | a fast narrator, formal and scheming speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu/)** やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 | N2 | wordy, cynical monologues | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/)** 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 | N2 | fast, wordy narration | Crunchyroll |

See [every N3 to N2 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n3-to-n2) or all 192 [anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/), and read [how to learn Japanese by watching anime](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-anime/) from zero.

## Questions

### Is Kakushigoto good for learning Japanese?

Not as a first show. Ikkimi rates it N3 to N2 (faster talk with more unusual words). What sets its level: puns, manga-making words. It is harder than most beginner shows. Watch it for fun from the start if you like, but learn your first words from an easier one.

### What Japanese level is Kakushigoto?

N3 to N2, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 112 are easier and 53 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

### Where can I watch Kakushigoto with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Kakushigoto on Crunchyroll. What each service carries varies by country. Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles, so Ikkimi looks for a matching file in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up with the episode.

### What does the title かくしごと mean, word by word?

隠し事 (kakushigoto) means “secret; secrecy”. Words the title writes in another form are shown here as a dictionary lists them.

### How many episodes does Kakushigoto have?

AniList’s entry lists 12 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 2020. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before Kakushigoto?

Shows a little easier than Kakushigoto, with genres in common: Mob Psycho 100 (N3), SPY×FAMILY (N3) and Toradora! (N3).

Sources: show details from [AniList](https://anilist.co); meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See [Credits](https://ikkimi.app/credits/). Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [hello@ikkimi.app](mailto:hello@ikkimi.app).

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