Wisdom · Kyojuro Rengoku JLPT N3
"YOU SHOULD BE MY TSUGUKO, MY DISCIPLE. I'LL LOOK AFTER YOU!"
俺の継子になるといい面倒を見てやろう！
ore no tsuguko ni naru to ii mendō wo mite yarō
Japanese (manga)
鬼滅の刃 第7巻 p.35 ©吾峠呼世晴/集英社
English (VIZ official)
Demon Slayer Vol. 7 (VIZ Media), p.35 ©Koyoharu Gotouge/VIZ Media
Scene context
Rengoku offers Tanjiro a place as his tsuguko (disciple) after recognizing his combat potential. As a Hashira, the highest rank of swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps, Rengoku extends this honor and commits to thorough mentorship, reflecting Japan's traditional master-apprentice system where skilled craftsmen and warriors pass knowledge directly to chosen successors.
Character voice
Rengoku speaks with rough, commanding masculine register (俺), conveying both gruffness and genuine commitment through direct action and confident authority, as befits his status as a powerful Hashira.
Grammar
- ～に なると いい JLPT N3
- Expresses a suggestion or desirable state in conditional form. Literally 'it would be good if [you] became...' conveying a recommendation or hope in casual speech.
- ～を見てやる JLPT N3
- To look after or take care of someone. The verb 見る (look at) takes the meaning 'to care for,' and やる adds the nuance of doing something for someone else's benefit.
Vocabulary
- 継子 [つぐこ] JLPT N2 disciple; apprentice; successor in martial training
- 面倒 [めんどう] JLPT N4 trouble; bother; care; looking after. In 面倒を見る: to look after; to take care of.
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Sources
Verified against primary sources
- [manga_volume] 鬼滅の刃 Vol. 7, page 35
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俺の継子になるといい面倒を見てやろう！
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