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Word list · コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ · Updated October 2026

Code Geass Japanese vocabulary: 60 words from the first episodes

Exiled prince Lelouch gains the power to make anyone obey him, then uses it to lead a rebellion against the empire. Dramatic speeches introduce military and political terms early on, along with royal vocabulary.

About 77% of the words below are JLPT N5–N4, so Code Geass is a friendly start if you know your kana and a little grammar.

How this list was made: we went through the Japanese subtitles of the first 3 episodes, reduced every word to its dictionary form, dropped names, sound effects and grammar particles, and kept the words that come up most. Each word has one short line from the show.

JLPT N5 36 words · the first words any course teaches

JLPT N4 10 words · still beginner territory

JLPT N3 10 words · intermediate

Show and story words 4 words · not on the JLPT lists, but this series leans on them

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