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なに
おお
きな
ことしろ
かれ
むすこ
息子
げきれい
激励
した

He encouraged his son to do something great.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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1
big; large; great  (see also: 小さな)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
noun
1. son
2. penis  (vulgar expression or word; this meaning is restricted to reading むすこ)
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0
encouragement
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Kanji
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ソク   いき breath   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
シン   こころ heart   
シ   ス   こ child   
ゲキ   はげしい violent   
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ハク   とまる to stay, to lodge overnight   とめる to give lodgings   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
スイ   みず water   
ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ぼく strike   
レイ   はげます to encourage   はげ to strive   
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10,000 cliffs
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マン   バン    10,000   
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wrap
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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