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かのじょ
彼女
の
こども
子供
のような
そっちょく
率直
さに、
わたし
私
は
おも
思
わずほほえんでしまった。
I couldn't help smiling at her childlike frankness.
Grammar and points of interest
verb て form + しまう verb て form + しまう
 
complete; accidentally do; end up doing
彼女の子供のような率直さに、私は思わずほほえんでしまった。
のような のような
 
turns a noun into an adjective
彼女の子供のような率直さに、私は思わずほほえんでしまった。
OVERVIEW
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼女の子供のような率直さに、私は思わずほほえんでしまった。
Conjugations and inflections
  率直さ is the さ form of 'na' adjective 率直   ALL INFLECTIONS
  ほほえんでしまった is the past form of the てしまう form of 'mu' godan verb ほほえむ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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こ ど も 0
noun
child; children
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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そ っ ち ょ く 0
frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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お も わ ず 2
unintentionally; reflexively; spontaneously; involuntarily; instinctively
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ほ ほ え む 3
Most common form: 微笑む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to smile
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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   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
供
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
率
ソツ   リツ   lead; ratio   ひきいる to lead, to command   
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玄
ゲン    mystery, dark   
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
亠
lid
⺢
スイ   みず water   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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直
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なおす to correct   なおる to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
思
シ   おもう to think   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
田
デン   た rice field   
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