A quiet residential area in Tokyo. Retired judge Isao Kajima and his family have a peaceful life until Shingo Takeuchi, an acquitted suspect in a murder trial that the judge once presided over, moves next door. Shingo smiles amiably, gives thoughtful presents, even helps care for the elderly. He wins the Kajima family's hearts with his exuberant good will. However, mysterious things keep happening in Isao's house...
Japanese study overview
Hi no Ko is a Japanese drama of 68,883 characters, with 3,172 unique words and 1,041 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,172 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×426
- 武内Takeuchi×407
- 言うto say×190
- 思うto think×151
- 雪見snow viewing×145
- 家族family×142
- 俊郎Shunrou×104
- 僕I×87
- 人person×86
- 先生teacher×83
- 梶間Kajima×82
- 自分myself×74
- 琴音Kotone×73
- 池本Ikemoto×65
- 的場target area (e.g. archery)×42
- 尋恵Hiroe×27
- 地蔵Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)×11
- 児童相談所child consultation center×8
- 真伍Shingo×7
- 雑炊rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)×6