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にほん
日本
の
こども
子供
は、
ねむ
眠
っているときでさえ、
しゅうだん
集団
の
いちいん
一員
なのである。
A Japanese child is a member of a group even while sleeping.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
日本の子供は、眠っているときでさえ、集団の一員なのである。
さえ, でさえ さえ, でさえ
 
even, not ~ even, let alone
日本の子供は、眠っているときでさえ、集団の一員なのである。
Conjugations and inflections
  眠っている is the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 眠る   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
に ほ ん 2
noun
Japan
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こ ど も 0
noun
child; children
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ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
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と き 2
Most common form: 時
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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particle
1. even  (see also: さえ, でも)
2. but; however  (see also: でも)
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し ゅ う だ ん 0
noun
group; mass
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い ち い ん 0 い ち い ん 2
noun
person; member
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
供
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
眠
ミン   ねむる to sleep   ねむい sleepy   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
民
ミン   たみ people   
集
シュウ   あつめる to gather   あつまる    つどう to assemble   
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隹
little bird
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団
ダン   トン    group   
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囗
box, enclosure   
寸
スン   inch
員
イン    employee   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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