Akito has been the ears and voice of his mother, Reiko, since he was a child. Reiko was born deaf and has long dreamed that her son would become a professional pianist. Akito is studying to enter a prestigious music college, but he begins to have doubts about his talent. One day, he meets Izumi, a deaf girl who plays in a street band. He is attracted to her positive nature, but his mother disapproves, fearing Izumi could hinder his success in "a world with sound." Reiko insists Akito focus on his piano, but her expectations burden him. Then Akito begins to question his mother's attitude towards life as well as his own when he discovers something new about her.
Japanese study overview
Kokoro no Ito is a Japanese movie of 3,364 characters, with 557 unique words and 312 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 557 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.
- 僕I×21
- 事thing×12
- 聞くto hear×8
- 母mother×8
- 明人Akito×7
- 聞こえるto be heard×7
- 手hand×6
- 持つto hold (in one's hand)×6
- 後でlater (on)×6
- 言うto say×6
- お母さんmother×5
- 毒poison×5
- 永倉Eikura×5
- 翔太Shouta×4
- 都築Kunichiku×4
- 卵巣ovary×3
- 芸大university of arts×3
- 建て替えrebuilding×3
- 父father×5
- 死ぬto die×5