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かれ
彼
は
ゆうかん
勇敢
な
おとこ
男
だったが、その
こうけい
光景
にはたじろいだ。
Brave as he was, he recoiled at the sight.
Grammar and points of interest
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
彼は勇敢な男だったが、その光景にはたじろいだ。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼は勇敢な男だったが、その光景にはたじろいだ。
Conjugations and inflections
  勇敢な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 勇敢   ALL INFLECTIONS
  だった is the past form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
  たじろいだ is the past form of 'gu' godan verb たじろぐ   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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ゆ う か ん 0
brave; heroic; gallant
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お と こ 3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: 女)
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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こ う け い 0 こ う け い 1
noun
scene; spectacle; sight; view
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た じ ろ ぐ 3
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to falter; to wince
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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   
勇
ユウ   brave   いさむ to be brave, lively, spirited   
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男
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
田
デン   た rice field   
マ
katakana 'ma'
敢
カン    daring   
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攵
ぼく strike   
丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
景
ケイ   scenery
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
京
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
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