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なぜ
かれ
彼
が
つま
妻
を
ころ
殺
した
のかは
なぞ
謎
だと
おも
思
う
。
I think that why he killed his wife is a mystery.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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つ ま 2
Most common form: 具
noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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こ ろ す 0 こ ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to kill
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な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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お も う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
妻
サイ   つま wife   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
肀
slashed yo
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⺕
yo; yell
殺
サツ   サイ   セツ   ころす to kill   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
乂
crossed swords
殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
謎
なぞ riddle   
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迷
メイ   perplexed   まよう to be perplexed   
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米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
⻌
move
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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思
シ   おもう to think   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
田
デン   た rice field   
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