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むかし
昔
の
だんち
団地
には
ろく
六
じょう
畳
と
よじょうはん
四畳半
の
ふたま
二間
しかなかった。
My old public housing apartment had only two rooms. One was six tatami mats, the other was four and a half.
Grammar and points of interest
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
昔の団地には六畳と四畳半の二間しかなかった。
particle と particle と
 
and
昔の団地には六畳と四畳半の二間しかなかった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
昔の団地には六畳と四畳半の二間しかなかった。
Conjugations and inflections
  しかなかった is the past form of 'i' adjective しかない   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
む か し 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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だ ん ち 0
noun
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
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ろ く 2
numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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1. counter for tatami mats
2. measure of room size (in mat units)
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よ じ ょ う は ん 2
Most common form: よじょうはん
noun
4.5 tatami mats
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ふ た ま 2
noun
two rooms
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. have no choice
2. there is nothing but
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Kanji
昔
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
龷
キョウ   とも together   
団
ダン   トン    group   
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囗
box, enclosure   
寸
スン   inch
地
チ   ジ    ground   
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也
ヤ   to be
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
畳
ジョウ   たたむ to fold up   たたみ tatami   
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且
かつ and another, moreover   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
田
デン   た rice field   
冖
cover; covered   
四
シ   four   よ    よつ    よっつ    よん    
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儿
legs
半
ハン   なかば half   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
丷
eight
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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