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かれ
えいご
英語
まな
ためにアメリカ
わた
って
から
ねん
になる
Two years have passed since he went over to America to study English.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
English (language)
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0 2
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cross over; to go across  (usu. 渡る or 渉る)
2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span  (see also: にわたって; usu. 亘る or 亙る)
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1
Most common form:
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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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   
エイ    England; hero; flower   
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grass   
オウ    centre   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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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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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
ガク   まな to learn   
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シ   ス   こ child   
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
ト   わた to cross   わた to hand over   
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ド   ト   タク   degree   たび occasion, time   
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广
stony cliff
廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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スイ   みず water   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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