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かれ
にじゅう
二十
せいき
世紀
さいこう
最高
ピアニスト
って
つか
えない
でしょ
It may safely be said that he is the greatest pianist in the twentieth century.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
noun
20; twenty
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1
noun
century; era
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0
highest; supreme; the most
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3
noun
pianist
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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0 5 4
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded
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1
expression
be; is  (see also: , であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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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   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
キ    chronicle   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
シ   いと thread   
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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サ    difference, distinction   さ to put (up), to raise   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
シ   ささえる to support   
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