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どんな
こと
25セント
こうか
硬貨
ひつよう
必要
です
Why do you need quarters?
Words
1
1. what; what kind of  (see also: あんな, こんな, そんな)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)  (as in どんな人でも)
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2
Most common form: こと
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
Most common form:
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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1
noun
1. coin
2. hard currency  (see also: 軟貨)
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0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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Kanji
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
コウ   かた hard   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
crossed swords
カ    freight   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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シン   こころ heart   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
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