The show is based on the "Jiu" suspense novel series by Honda Tetsuya. Motoko (Kuroki) is a fierce, physically capable investigator with a strong battle instinct, while Misaki (Tabe) is more intellectual, kind-hearted, and naive. The two of them are both working to track down Jiu, the ringleader responsible for a series of brutal crimes.
Japanese study overview
Jiu: Keishichou Tokushuhan Sousakei is a Japanese drama of 63,446 characters, with 4,301 unique words and 1,264 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,301 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 私I×231
- 伊崎Isaki×130
- 言うto say×118
- 君you×114
- 俺I×85
- 思うto think×83
- 事thing×83
- ＳＡＴSAT×80
- 門倉Kadokura×79
- 利憲Toshinori×76
- 主任person in charge×75
- 岡村Okamura×69
- 美咲Miki×57
- 雨宮Amanomiya×53
- ＳＩＴstatic induction transistor×52
- 知事prefectural governor×32
- 竹内Takeuchi×27
- 新世界秩序New World Order (conspiracy theory)×27
- 大沼Oonu×23
- 分隊長squad leader×21