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かれ
彼
は
ろうすい
老衰
で
にねん
二年
まえ
前
に
な
亡
くなった。
He died of old age two years ago.
Grammar and points of interest
〜くなります／になります 〜くなります／になります
 
become
彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
〜前（まえ）に 〜前（まえ）に
 
before
彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
Conjugations and inflections
  亡くなった is the past form of 'ru' godan verb 亡くなる   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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ろ う す い 0
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
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noun
two years
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ま え 1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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な く な る 0
Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to die
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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   
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
衰
スイ   おとろえる to grow weak, decline   
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哀
アイ   あわれ piteous, sorrowful   あわれむ to feel pity   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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衣
イ   ころも clothes   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
亡
ボウ   モウ   dead   ない to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
亠
lid
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