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かれ
かね
める
ため
なんねんかん
何年間
けんやく
倹約
した

He scrimped and saved for many years to accumulate money.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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expression, ichidan verb
to save money
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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expression
many years
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0
thrift; economy; frugality
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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   
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
チョ    savings   
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calm   
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チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
roof   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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ケン    thrifty, simple, modest   
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ケン    unanimous   
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オウ    centre   
assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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シャク   ladle
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wrap
dot   
シ   いと thread   
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