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か
買
った
ばかりのズボンが
なが
長
かった
ので
すそあ
裾上
げする
ことにした。
The pants I just bought were long, so I decided to hem them.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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ズ ボ ン 2 ズ ボ ン 1
noun
trousers; pants  (also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period; originally from French 'jupon')
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な が い 2
1. long (distance)  (this meaning is restricted to form 長い)
2. long (time); lengthy
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の で 0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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す そ あ げ 0
Most common form: 裾あげ
noun
taking a hem up; hemming up
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1. to decide to  (often written with kana only)
2. to pretend that  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
買
バイ   かう to buy   
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罒
net
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
長
チョウ   ながい long   
裾
すそ foot of a mountain; cuff; hem   
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衤
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
居
キョ   いる to exist, to be present   
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古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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尸
corpse
上
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼる to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼす to bring up   
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