Components

Example details

 
かれ
わたし
なの
名乗
すき
あた
えず
はな
はじ
めた

Before I could state my name, he began to talk.
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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2
Most common form: 名告る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one's name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)
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expression, adverb
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap  (usu. after plain verb)
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3
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジョウ   load; power   の to board   のせる to load on   
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ゲキ   すき a gap   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hill   
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ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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reach
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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ゼツ   した tongue   
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セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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