The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki dreams of studying abroad and becoming a conductor like his mentor. Unfortunately, his fear of flying grounds his lofty plans! As he watches other classmates achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi wonders if he should quit music altogether. Then one day he meets fellow student Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read a music score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten: to enjoy his music, no matter where he is. (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes four bonus chapters and the side story "NodaCan BS".
Japanese study overview
Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese manga of 519,700 characters, with 18,684 unique words and 2,084 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 18,684 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.
- 千秋Senshuu×1,564
- 曲composition×572
- 先輩senior (at school, work, etc.)×547
- 言うto say×462
- 思うto think×443
- 今日today×438
- 先生teacher×421
- 音楽music×390
- 人person×382
- 年year×368
- 日本Japan×296
- 演奏musical performance×289
- 知子Kazuko×196
- 真一Shin'ichi×192
- 楽章movement×155
- 協奏曲concerto×129
- 交響曲symphony×99
- 二ノ宮Nishinomiya×96
- 黒木unbarked lumber×95
- 巨匠master×73