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かれ
かしこ
よりずるこい
He is more crafty than wise.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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3
wise; clever; smart
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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Most common form:
noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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1
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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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   
ケン   かしこ wise   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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