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ぎざぎざかど
かれ
ズボン
っかかって
あな
けた

The jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: ギザギザ
jagged; notched; corrugated; milled; serrated; with jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form:
noun
1. corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
2. edge
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2 1
noun
trousers; pants  (also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period; originally from French 'jupon')
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught in; to be stuck in
2. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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Most common form: 開ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
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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   
イン   ひ to pull   ひける to be over   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
クウ   から empty   あ to be empty   あける to empty, vacate   そら sky   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
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