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しゃちょう
社長
は
だいじん
大臣
に
そで
袖
の
した
下
を
つか
使
った
。
The company president bribed the cabinet minister.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
し ゃ ち ょ う 0
noun
company president; manager; director
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だ い じ ん 1
noun
cabinet minister
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そ で の し た 5
noun
bribe; money under the table
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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Kanji
社
シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
長
チョウ   ながい long   
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
臣
シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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袖
シュウ   そで sleeve   
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由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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衤
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
下
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだる to descend   くだす to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
使
シ   つかう to use   
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吏
リ    official   
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史
シ    history   
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乂
crossed swords
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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丨
stick   
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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