Components

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なぜ
かれ
つま
ころ
した
なぞ
おも

I think that why he killed his wife is a mystery.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
Most common form:
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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0 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to kill
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0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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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
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
サイ   つま wife   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
slashed yo
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yo; yell
サツ   サイ   セツ   ころ to kill   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
crossed swords
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
なぞ riddle   
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メイ   perplexed   まよ to be perplexed   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
move
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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