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フォーク
つか
使
ひとびと
人々
れきしてき
歴史的
みてずっと
しょうすうは
少数派
であった
Fork-users have historically been in the minority.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
1. fork
2. folk; folk song  (this meaning is restricted to reading フォーク)
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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0
historic; historical; traditional
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1
Most common form: 見る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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0 3
1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way  (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
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0
noun
minority group (party); minority
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
(kanji repetition symbol)   
レキ    passing of time   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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广
stony cliff
テキ   まと target   
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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    
シャク   ladle
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wrap
dot   
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
スウ   ス   かず number   かぞえる to count   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
ぼく strike   
ハ    faction   
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スイ   みず water   
tributary
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セン   かわ river   
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