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かれ
彼
は
かがく
化学
の
けんきゅう
研究
に
せんしん
専心
していた。
He devoted himself to the study of chemistry.
Grammar and points of interest
particle に particle に
 
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彼は化学の研究に専心していた。
Conjugations and inflections
  専心していた is the past form of the progressive form of 'suru' verb 専心   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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か が く 2
1. chemistry  (see also: 科学; ばけがく spoken to avoid confusion with 科学)
suffix
2. chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)  (abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading かがく)
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け ん き ゅ う 0
study; research; investigation
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せ ん し ん 0
undivided attention; concentration
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
化
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
匕
さじ spoon   
学
ガク   まなぶ to learn   
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子
シ   ス   こ child   
龸
classroom
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⺌
small
冖
cover; covered   
研
ケン   とぐ to sharpen, to whet   
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开
start, initiate   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
廾
twenty; two hands   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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石
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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究
キュウ   きわめる to investigate thoroughly   
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九
ク   キュウ   ここのつ nine   
穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
専
セン   specialist; expert   もっぱら entirely, wholely   
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寸
スン   inch
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
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