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ほとんどアメリカ
じん
もと
たどれば
いみん
移民
である
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost  (often written with kana only)
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noun
American person
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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2 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)  (often written with kana only)
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1. emigration; immigration  (sensitive)
2. emigrant; immigrant
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
イ   shift   うつ    うつ to move   
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タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
grain
ミン   たみ people   
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