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かれ
彼
は
いど
井戸
さえ
の
飲
み
ほ
干
せそう
なほど
のど
喉
が
かわ
渇
いていた
。
He was thirsty enough to drink a well dry.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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い ど 1
noun
water well
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さ え 0
particle
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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の み ほ す 3 の み ほ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to drink up; to drain (cup)
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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の ど 1
Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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か わ く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be thirsty; to feel thirsty  (see also: 喉が乾く)
2. to thirst for; to crave  (often as 〜に渇いた)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
戸
コ   と door   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
尸
corpse
飲
イン   のむ to drink   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
飠
eat; food
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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喉
コウ   のど throat   
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侯
コウ    daimyo   
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ユ
katakana 'yu'
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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渇
カツ   thirsty   かわく to be / become thirsty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
匂
におい fragrant   におう to be fragrant   
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勹
wrap
匕
さじ spoon   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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