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かれ
彼
は
なま
怠
け
もの
者
であるという
りゆう
理由
で
かいこ
解雇
された。
He was dismissed on the grounds that he was lazy.
Grammar and points of interest
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
彼は怠け者であるという理由で解雇された。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
彼は怠け者であるという理由で解雇された。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
  解雇された is the past form of the passive form of 'suru' verb 解雇   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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な ま け も の 0
noun
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person  (see also: 樹懶)
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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. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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か い こ 1
discharge; dismissal
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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   
怠
タイ   おこたる to neglect   なまける to be lazy   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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者
シャ   もの person, someone   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
耂
old
理
リ    logic   
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里
リ   さと village   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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解
カイ   ゲ   とく to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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角
カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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⺈
corner
用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
牛
ギュウ   うし cow   
雇
コ   やとう to employ   
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隹
little bird
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戸
コ   と door   
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尸
corpse
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