Haruko (Maki Yoko), an events producer, is the second of the Inuyama family's three daughters. She turns down a proposal from the man she has been cohabiting with, causing their relationship to turn awkward. Her older sister, Asako (Kimura Tae), is hides her husband's domestic violence while her younger sister, Ikuko (Kaho), cannot instinctively understand love. Haruko is at a critical point in her career and love life, but she scrambles about for the sake of her sisters. The three of them are helped by the family ties and eventually break out of their shell.
Japanese study overview
Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi is a Japanese drama of 37,978 characters, with 2,494 unique words and 882 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,494 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.
- 私I×215
- 事thing×188
- 治子Osako×135
- 麻cannabis (Cannabis sativa)×127
- 思うto think×94
- 言うto say×80
- 俺I×76
- 今now×49
- 育つto be raised (e.g. child)×47
- 人person×46
- 結婚marriage×46
- 帰るto return×40
- 麻子Ako×39
- 邦一Kuniichi×36
- 八木Hagi×33
- 育子Akuko×28
- 展覧会exhibition×5
- 宣伝部advertising department×3
- 生け花ikebana×3
- 夕ごはんevening meal×3