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かれ
けいさつ
警察
たれ
はち
になって
んだ

He was riddled with bullet holes by the police and died.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
1. police
2. police officer  (see also: 警察官; abbreviation)
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3
Most common form: 打たれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be struck; to be beaten
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noun
1. beehive; hive; honeycomb
2. something full of holes; swiss cheese  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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0
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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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   
ケイ   admonish
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
サツ    surmise, inspect   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
roof   
ゲキ   う to trounce, to beat   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
the car and the lance shaft
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シャ   くるま car   
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
ホウ   はち bee, wasp, hornet   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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resist   
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go
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ladder
ソウ   す a nest   
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small
カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
さじ spoon   
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