Components

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わたし
てんさい
天才
ではないただ
ぼんじん
凡人

I’m not a genius, just a mediocre person.
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Words
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
genius; prodigy; natural gift  (opposite: 凡才)
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expression, 'i' adjective
is not; am not; are not  (often written with kana only)
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1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
ordinary person; average person; mediocre
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
サイ    genius   
ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
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キ    table   
dot   
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