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Meanings
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morning TV drama; morning soap opera
Common abbreviation for the NHK morning serial drama (連続テレビ小説) or any morning television drama series.
See also: ドラマ · 昼ドラ (ひるドラ)
This season's morning drama is well received.
She was chosen as the heroine of the morning drama.
Usage patterns
- 朝ドラを見るto watch the morning drama
I watch the morning drama every day before heading to work.
- 〈人〉が朝ドラに出演するfor someone to appear in the morning drama
That actress became famous after appearing in a morning drama last year.
- 朝ドラが始まるfor a new morning drama series to begin
A new morning drama started this week.
- 朝ドラの主演を務めるto play the lead role in the morning drama
She has been cast as the lead in the next morning drama.