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ひげき
悲劇
みずから
ずる
しょぎょう
所業
あえ
しなければならぬことである
Tragedy is having to perform a shameful act deliberately.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
noun
1. tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
2. tragedy; calamity; disaster
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)
to feel ashamed of oneself  (see also: みずから, 羞ずる)
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0
Most common form: 所行
noun
deed; act
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1
Most common form: あえて
1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally  (often written with kana only)
2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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1
(within a) city; local  (opposite: 市外)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
ヒ   かなしい sad   かなしむ to be sad   
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ヒ   mistake
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シン   こころ heart   
ゲキ    dramatic, drama, play   
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fighting
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
pig
トウ   かたな sword   
シュウ ashamed   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
うし sign of the cow   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
stick   
ショ   ところ place   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
コ   と door   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
corpse
ギョウ   ゴウ    profession, business, industry   わざ deed, act   
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almost lined up
grass   
ミ    not yet   
カン    daring   
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ぼく strike   
ジ   みみ ear   
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