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あじ
味
は
にほん
日本
のお
こめ
米
に
くら
比
べて
そんしょく
遜色
がない
。
It tastes every bit as good as Japanese rice.
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Words
あ じ 0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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に ほ ん 2
noun
Japan
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お こ め 0
noun
(husked grains of) rice  (see also: 米)
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Most common form: に比べ
expression
compared to
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expression, 'i' adjective
bears comparison with (something); compares favorably with (something); compares favourably with (something); isn't inferior to (something)  (see also: 遜色のない)
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Kanji
味
ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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未
ミ    not yet   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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   
丨
stick   
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
比
ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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匕
さじ spoon   
遜
ソン    humble, modest   
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孫
ソン   まご grandchild   
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系
ケイ    system; lineage   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
糸
シ   いと thread   
孑
child   
辶
move
色
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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巴
ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
⺈
corner
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