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ちち
父
は
わたし
私
の
おとうと
弟
を
しょうちゅう
掌中
の
たま
珠
のように
かわい
可愛
がった
。
My younger brother was the apple of my father's eye.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
ち ち 1 ち ち 2
noun
father  (see also: 母; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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お と う と 4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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noun
apple of one's eye
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expression, adverb
1. like; similar to  (often written with kana only)
2. as with; in the same way  (often written with kana only)
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か わ い が る 4
1. to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to
2. to torment; to tease; to be rough with
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Kanji
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
弟
ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
弔
チョウ    mourning   とむらう to mourn, condole   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
丨
stick   
丷
eight
掌
ショウ    palm of the hand   
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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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龸
classroom
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⺌
small
冖
cover; covered   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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珠
シュ    pearl   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
朱
シュ    scarlet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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亅
hook
愛
アイ    love   
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夂
go
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心
シン   こころ heart   
⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
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