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かれ
つな
つかんで
たす
かった

He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
noun
1. rope
2. grand champion's braided belt  (sumo term)
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2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
2. to escape harm; to be spared damage
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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   
コウ   つな rope   
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おか hill, Mount   
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wide
grass   
サン   やま mountain   
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シ   いと thread   
ジョ   すけ help   たすける to help, save   たすかる to be helped   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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