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かれ
しょうらい
将来
エジソンような
はつめいか
発明家
になりたい
おも
っている

He wants to be an Edison in the future.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Names
エジソン   Edison   (surname)  
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future (usually near); prospects
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
inventor
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ショウ    commander; soon   
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つめ claw; fingernail   
スン   inch
left side   じょう    しょう    
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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hairy legs
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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