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かれ
にっこり
わら
って
わたし
かた
かる
たたいた
He patted me on the shoulder with a smile.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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3
smile sweetly; smile; grin  (see also: ニコニコ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to laugh
2. to smile
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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3
1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)  (opposite: 重い)
2. light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile
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2
Most common form: 叩く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to strike; to clap; to knock; to beat; to tap; to pat
2. to play drums
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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   
ショウ   わら to laugh   え to smile   
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bamboo
calamity   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ケン   かた shoulder   
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ニク body part   
コ   と door   
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corpse
ケイ   かる light   かろやか graceful   
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シャ   くるま car   
ground again
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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