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かのじょ
彼女
が
しゅくじょ
淑女
であるように、
かれ
彼
は
しんし
紳士
だ。
As she is a lady, so he is a gentleman.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
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し ゅ く じ ょ 2 し ゅ く じ ょ 1
noun
lady
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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し ん し 1
noun
gentleman  (see also: 婦人)
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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   
淑
シュク    graceful   
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叔
シュク    uncle   
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尗
younger brother
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上
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼる to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼす to bring up   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
氵
スイ   みず water   
紳
シン    gentleman, sire   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
申
シン   もうす to say   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
士
シ   samurai
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