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かれ
彼
にはプロの
かしゅ
歌手
と
くら
比
べても
そんしょく
遜色
のない
かしょうりょく
歌唱力
がある。
His singing ability is comparable to that of professional singers.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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particle
for (in regard to); in order to  (see also: に, は)
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プ ロ 1
professional
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か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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く ら べ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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expression, 'i' adjective
favourably comparing  (see also: 遜色がない)
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noun
one's skill as a singer
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
歌
カ   うたう to sing   うた song   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
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   
唱
ショウ   となえる to chant; advocate   
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昌
ショウ    prosperous   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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