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いぜん
以前
だんせい
男性
いくじきゅうか
育児休暇
おも
われなかった
げんざい
現在
すいしょう
推奨
される
ようになってきている
In the past, paternity leave was frowned upon, but nowadays that is changing, and it should be recommended.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous
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0
1. man; male
2. masculine gender  (linguistics terminology)
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4
noun
childcare leave; maternity leave; paternity leave
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Most common form: よく
1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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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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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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0
recommendation; endorsement
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
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イ    (prefix) or   
ゼン   まえ before   
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ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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セイ   ショウ    sex, gender, nature, disposition   
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イク   そだ to grow up   そだてる    はぐく to raise, to rear   
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ジ   ニ    newborn babe   
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キュウ   やす to rest   やすまる to be rested   やすめる to suspend (use etc.)   
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カ   ひま free time   
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リョウ   よ good   
シ   おも to think   
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ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわ to show   
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ザイ   あ to exist   
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スイ   お to infer, to deduce; to endorse   
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ショウ    exhort   
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