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オリンピック
きん
メダル
いちい
1位
ぎん
メダル
にい
2位
どう
メダル
さんみ
3位

In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
4
noun
Olympics
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3
noun
gold medal
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0
Most common form: 一位
1. first place; first rank; unit's position  (this meaning is restricted to reading いちい)
noun
2. Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)  (usually イチイ; often written with kana only)
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3
noun
silver medal
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Most common form: 二位
noun
second place
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3
noun
bronze medal
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Most common form: 三位
1. third place; third rank (in the Japanese court system)
noun
2. trinity (Christianity); the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
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Kanji
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
イ   くらい rank   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ギン    silver   
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good
ドウ    copper   
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ドウ   おな same   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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