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えどじだい
江戸時代
には
おおさか
大坂
しょうぎょう
商業
ちゅうすう
中枢
であった
During the Edo era, Osaka was the center of commerce.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
3
noun
Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
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particle
for (in regard to); in order to  (see also: , )
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0
Most common form: 大阪
noun
1. Osaka  (this meaning is restricted to reading おおさか)
2. large hill  (archaic)
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1
commerce; trade; business
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0
centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man
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2
Most common form: 出会う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon  (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)  (esp. 出合う)
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Kanji
コウ   え stream, creek   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
スイ   みず water   
コ   と door   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
corpse
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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   
ハン   さか slope   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
cliff
ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ギョウ   ゴウ    profession, business, industry   わざ deed, act   
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almost lined up
grass   
ミ    not yet   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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stick   
スウ    hinge   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ク    ward   
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crossed swords
side open box
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