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かのじょ
彼女
あわ
さそ
ありさま
有様
だった
She was in a piteous state.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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1
noun
1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
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0
Most common form: さそう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask; to call (for)  (いざなう is arch)
2. to tempt; to lure; to induce
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2 0
noun
state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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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   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
アイ   あわ piteous, sorrowful   あわれむ to feel pity   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イ   ころも clothes   
ユウ   さそ to invite   
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シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ユウ   ウ   あ to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
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   
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