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かれ
彼
は
そふ
祖父
を
した
慕
い
そんけい
尊敬
している。
He adores his grandfather.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は祖父を慕い尊敬している。
Conjugations and inflections
  慕い is the stem form of 'u' godan verb 慕う   ALL INFLECTIONS
  尊敬している is the progressive form of 'suru' verb 尊敬   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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そ ふ 1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: 爺; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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し た う 0 し た う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore
2. to follow (someone)
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そ ん け い 0
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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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   
祖
ソ    ancestor   
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且
かつ and another, moreover   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
慕
ボ   pine   したう to long for, to pine   
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莫
バク   ボ   マク   モ    must not   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
艹
grass   
⺗
heart
尊
ソン   たっとい    とうとい precious, dear, exalted   たっとぶ    とうとぶ to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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寸
スン   inch
酋
chieftain   
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
敬
ケイ   うやまう to respect, revere   
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句
ク    verse, phrase   
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勹
wrap
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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攵
ぼく strike   
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