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かのじょ
彼女
は
てんし
天使
のような
しょうじょ
少女
です。
She is an angel of a girl.
Grammar and points of interest
のような のような
 
turns a noun into an adjective
彼女は天使のような少女です。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
彼女は天使のような少女です。
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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て ん し 1
angel
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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し ょ う じ ょ 1
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
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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   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
天
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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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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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
使
シ   つかう to use   
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吏
リ    official   
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史
シ    history   
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乂
crossed swords
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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