Learn Japanese with THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Anime by Japanese level › N3

How hard is the Japanese in THE FIRST SLAM DUNK?

Ikkimi rates THE FIRST SLAM DUNK at N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: a film, basketball words, short shouted lines. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 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.

Format, episodes, year and genres are from AniList’s entry.

How to learn Japanese with THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Ikkimi lists THE FIRST SLAM DUNK on Netflix. 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 Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome

   Get the extension from the Chrome Web Store and sign in.

2. Play the film

   Open THE FIRST SLAM DUNK on Netflix. 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). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.

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.

The film runs about 2 h 04, so you can split it over a few evenings and rewatch the scenes you liked.

Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, with the most genres in common first.

Easier

• N4 to N3Horimiyaホリミヤcasual school talk, short scenesCrunchyrollNetflix
• N4 to N3Spirited Away千と千尋の神隠しa film, some old-fashioned speechNetflix
• N4 to N3Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid小林さんちのメイドラゴンhome and office talk, one very polite speakerCrunchyroll

Also N3

• N3Haikyu!!ハイキュー!!sports talk that repeats itselfCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3Blue Lockブルーロックfootball words, shoutingCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3Kuroko’s Basketball黒子のバスケbasketball words that repeatCrunchyrollNetflix

Harder

• N3 to N2Chihayafuruちはやふるclub talk, classical poems read aloudCrunchyroll
• N2Ping Pong the Animationピンポン THE ANIMATIONtable tennis words, clipped slangy speechCrunchyroll
• N3 to N2HUNTER×HUNTERlong explanations of invented rulesCrunchyrollNetflix

See every N3 anime or all 192 anime by Japanese level, and read how to learn Japanese by watching anime from zero.

Questions

Is THE FIRST SLAM DUNK good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: a film, basketball words, short shouted lines. It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

What Japanese level is THE FIRST SLAM DUNK?

N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

Where can I watch THE FIRST SLAM DUNK with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists THE FIRST SLAM DUNK on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

How long is THE FIRST SLAM DUNK?

AniList lists THE FIRST SLAM DUNK as a film of about 2 h 04, released in 2022.

What should I watch before THE FIRST SLAM DUNK?

Shows a little easier than THE FIRST SLAM DUNK: Horimiya (N4 to N3), Spirited Away (N4 to N3) and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from AniList; 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. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at hello@ikkimi.app.