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かれ
アフリカ
しゅっぱつ
出発
する
みっか
3日
まえ
わたし
たず
ねてきた

He came to see me three days before he left for Africa.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
Africa  (often written with kana only)
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0
departure
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0
Most common form: 三日
noun
1. the third day of the month
2. three days
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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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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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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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   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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hairy legs
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ホウ   たずねる to visit   おとずれる to ask, to visit   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
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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