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かれ
彼
のお
かあ
母
さんは
いぜん
以前
かしゅ
歌手
だった。
His mother used to be a singer.
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
彼のお母さんは以前歌手だった。
ちち and おとうさん ちち and おとうさん
 
彼のお母さんは以前歌手だった。
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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お か あ さ ん 2
noun
mother  (see also: 母さん; honorific)
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い ぜ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous
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か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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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   
母
ボ   はは mother   
以
イ    (prefix) or   
前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
歌
カ   うたう to sing   うた song   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
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