Kanshudo Example: 昨日は各派閥の領袖が極秘会合を開いていたそうだ。 - Kanshudo

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は

の

りょうしゅう

が

を

いていたそうだ。

I heard that leaders of each faction held a meeting in strict secrecy yesterday.

Conjugations and inflections

開いていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ku' godan verb 開く ALL INFLECTIONS

You can find a detailed explanation of this sentence in the Joy o' Kanji essay on 袖 VIEW

Words

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

yesterday

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prefix

each; every; all

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noun, 'no' adjective

clique; faction

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りょうしゅう

noun

leader; chief; boss

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'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective

absolute secrecy

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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

1. meeting; assembly

2. association (chemistry term)

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く

'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to open (e.g. doors) (esp. 開く)

2. to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. 開く)

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そうだ

Most common form: そうです

interjection (kandoushi)

1. that is so; that is right; it looks to me; I am of the impression

expression

2. people say that (after plain verb, adj); it is said that; I hear that

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Kanji

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昨

サク yesterday

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

各

カク each; every おのおの each

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派

ハ faction

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閥

バツ clique

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領

リョウ jurisdiction, rule

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袖

シュウそで sleeve

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極

キョクゴク extreme, end, pole きわめる to carry to its end きわまる to reach an extreme きわまり extremity

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秘

ヒ secret ひめる to keep secret

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会

カイエあう to meet

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合

ゴウガッカッあう to fit, come together あわす to match あわせる to unite, join

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開

カイあく to (be) open あけるひらく to open (something) ひらける to open out (eg view)

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