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にほんじん
日本人
ぼん
あいだ
せんぞ
先祖
じぶんたち
自分達
ところにやってきている
しん
じている

During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
4
noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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2
noun
1. O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead  (see also: )
2. tray  (see also: )
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0
noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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1
ancestor
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ourselves
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3 0
Most common form:
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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4
1. to come along; to come around; to turn up  (often written with kana only)
2. to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)  (often written with kana only)
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3 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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Kanji
This sentence contains too many kanji (11) to display components. Click a kanji's blue box and use the links to view components.
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ホン   book   もと origin   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ボン    tray; O-Bon (festival)   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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セン   さき ahead   
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ソ    ancestor   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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タツ    arrive   
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シン    trust, faith   
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