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かれ
ざいきょう
在京
ちゅう
おお
きゅうゆう
旧友
った

He met many old friends while staying in Tokyo.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
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1
noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: )
noun
2. moderation
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1
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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0
noun
crony; old friend
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Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see  (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience  (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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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   
ザイ   あ to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
キュウ    former, old   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ユウ   とも friend   
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カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
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