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にほんじん
日本人
1941
ねん
じゅうにがつ
12月
なのか
7日
パールハーバー
しゅうげき
襲撃
した

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
4
noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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5 0
Most common form: 12月
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
December
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0
Most common form: なのか
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the seventh day of the month
2. seven days
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1
noun
1. pearl
2. Perl  (computer terminology)
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0
attack; charge; raid
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Kanji
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
シュウ   おそ to attack   
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リュウ   たつ dragon   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
イ   ころも clothes   
ゲキ   う to trounce, to beat   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
the car and the lance shaft
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シャ   くるま car   
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
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