Yasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.
Japanese study overview
Mother is a Japanese drama of 59,887 characters, with 3,338 unique words and 1,086 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,338 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 継美Tsugumi×303
- お母さんmother×223
- 私I×222
- 怜南Reena×166
- 奈緒Nao×163
- 思うto think×113
- 鈴原Suzuhara×90
- 声voice×79
- 果歩Kaho×76
- 芽衣Mei×75
- 籐子Touko×71
- 今now×67
- 仁美Satomi×60
- 道木Dōki×56
- 葉菜leaf vegetable×52
- 桃子Asuka×41
- 室蘭Muroran×25
- 望月full moon×16
- 渡り鳥migratory bird×12
- 母親mother×66