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じしん
地震
おお
にほん
日本
げんしりょくはつでんしょ
原子力発電所
てる
むぼう
無謀
だったではないかと
おも

I wonder if building nuclear power plants in quake-prone Japan was reckless.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
0
noun
earthquake
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1 2
many; numerous
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2
noun
Japan
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0 10
noun
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build; to construct
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reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (scheme, etc.)
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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expression, 'i' adjective
is not; am not; are not  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: 過渡
noun
1. crossing; ferry
2. transient
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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Kanji
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チ   ジ    ground   
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シン   ふる    ふるえる to tremble, to shake   
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タ   おお many   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ホン   book   もと origin   
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ゲン   はら meadow   
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シ   ス   こ child   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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デン    electricity   
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ショ   ところ place   
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ケン   コン   た to be built   たてる to build   
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ム   ブ   な not   
ボウ   ム   はか to plan   
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シ   おも to think   
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