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しろ
城
が
かんせい
完成
する
のに
はんとし
半年
も
か
掛
からなかった
のは
ちょうじょう
重畳
しごく
至極
。
It’s delightful to see the castle completed in less than half a year.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
し ろ 0
Most common form: しろ
noun
castle
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か ん せ い 0
1. complete; completion
2. perfection; accomplishment
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particle
1. although; despite; even though; and yet
2. whereas; while
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は ん と し 4 は ん と し 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
half year
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Most common form: かかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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ち ょ う じ ょ う 0
1. placed one upon another; piled up
2. superimposition; superposition
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し ご く 1 し ご く 0
adverb, noun (suffix)
1. very; extremely; exceedingly; quite; most
2. top; highest; best
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Kanji
城
ジョウ   しろ castle   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
成
セイ   ジョウ   なる to become   なす to perform, to accomplish   
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戈
tasseled spear
勹
wrap
完
カン    complete   
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元
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
宀
roof   
半
ハン   なかば half   
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丨
stick   
丷
eight
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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掛
hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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扌
hand
卜
divining rod
圭
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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重
ジュウ   チョウ   おもい heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
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   
至
シ   いたる to reach, to lead to   
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厶
ム   private
極
キョク   ゴク    extreme, end, pole   きわめる to carry to its end   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわまり extremity   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
亟
reach the mouth again
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丂
reach
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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又
また again   
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