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アフリカかつて
あんこく
暗黒
たいりく
大陸
ばれた

Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Africa  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 都て
1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-  (often written with kana only)
2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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0
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1. continent
noun
2. continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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Kanji
アン   くら dark   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
コク   くろ    くろ black   
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リ   さと village   
fire
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
リク    land   
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hill   
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ground ahead
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
セン   さき ahead   
コ   よ to call   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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オ   コ    question mark   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
eight
hook
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