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かれ
彼
ら
は
わいろ
賄賂
を
つか
使
って
しょうにん
証人
の
くち
口
を
ふう
封
じた
。
They bribed the witness into silence.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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わ い ろ 1
noun
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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し ょ う に ん 0
noun
witness
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ichidan verb, expression
to silence; shut someone up
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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   
賄
ワイ    bribe   まかなう to provide for, to board   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
有
ユウ   ウ   ある to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
賂
ロ    bribe   
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各
カク   each; every   おのおの each   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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夂
go
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使
シ   つかう to use   
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吏
リ    official   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
史
シ    history   
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乂
crossed swords
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
証
ショウ    evidence   
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正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
封
フウ   ホウ    seal   
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圭
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
寸
スン   inch
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