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かれ
彼
の
いちぞく
一族
は
くに
国
の
すうよう
枢要
な
ちい
地位
を
どくせん
独占
していた。
His family members occupied all essential positions in the country.
Conjugations and inflections
  独占していた is the past form of the progressive form of 'suru' verb 独占   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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い ち ぞ く 2
noun
family; relatives; dependents; clan
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く に 0
noun
1. country; state
2. region
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す う よ う 0
importance
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ち い 1
noun
(social) position; status
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ど く せ ん 0
1. monopoly; monopolization
2. hogging; keeping to oneself
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
族
ゾク    tribe   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
国
コク   くに country   
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玉
ギョク   たま jewel   
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王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
丶
dot   
囗
box, enclosure   
枢
スウ    hinge   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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区
ク    ward   
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㐅
crossed swords
匚
side open box
要
ヨウ   いる to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
覀
west
地
チ   ジ    ground   
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也
ヤ   to be
位
イ   くらい rank   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
独
ドク   ひとり alone   
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犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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占
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらなう to tell fortunes   
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卜
divining rod
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