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ろうねん
老年
は
し
死
に
と
取
り
ま
巻
かれている
しま
島
である。
Old age is an island surrounded by death.
Grammar and points of interest
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。
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particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。
Conjugations and inflections
  取り巻かれている is the progressive form of the passive form of 'ku' godan verb 取り巻く   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ろ う ね ん 0
old age
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し 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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と り ま く 3 と り ま く 0
Most common form: 取巻く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to surround; to circle; to enclose
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し ま 2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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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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Kanji
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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死
シ   death   しぬ die   
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歹
death
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
又
また again   
巻
カン   roll up   まく to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
龹
relation
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丷
eight
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
島
トウ   しま island   
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山
サン   やま mountain   
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丂
reach
白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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