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わたし
たち
みんしゅしゅぎ
民主主義
ようご
擁護
ため
たたか
わなくてはならない

We must fight for our democracy.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
3
we; us
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4
democracy
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noun
1. protection; advocacy; support; defence; championship; vindication
2. to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)  (esp. 戦う)
2. to compete (against)  (esp. 戦う)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ミン   たみ people   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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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   
dot   
ギ    honour   
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ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ヨウ    hug, embrace   
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ヨウ    softening, mitigation   
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little bird
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short, tiny   
lid
ゴ    defend, protect   
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はか to measure   
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おぎ reeds, grass used for mats   
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grass   
また again   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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セン   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
small
デン   た rice field   
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