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ここある
いし
きゅう
こくほう
国宝
なごやじょう
名古屋城
てんしゅかく
天守閣
きそ
基礎
どだいいし
土台石
である
The stones here made up the foundation of the Nagoya Castle tower, which used to be a national treasure.
Conjugations and inflections
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Names
なごやじょう   Nagoyajou (Nagoya Castle)   (place name)  
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Words
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noun
1. here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place  (see also: 何処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)  (see also: 今迄)
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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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2
noun
1. stone
2. gem; jewel
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1
noun, prefix
ex-; former; old
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0
noun
national treasure
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3
noun
castle tower; keep; donjon
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foundation; basis
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2
noun
cornerstone; foundation stone
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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キュウ    former, old   
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コク   くに country   
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ホウ   たから treasure   
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メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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オク   や roof   
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ジョウ   しろ castle   
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テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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シュ   ス   まも to protect, guard   もり babysitting   
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カク    tower   
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キ   もと foundation, basis   もとい cause   
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ソ   いしずえ cornerstone, foundation   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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