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にほん
日本
せいき
世紀
すで
りっぱ
立派
つくられていました
In Japan, a beautiful city was built as early as the eighth century.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
noun
Japan
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2
numeric
eight  (捌 is used in legal documents)
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1
noun
century; era
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1
Most common form: すでに
already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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0 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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1
metropolitan; municipal
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2
Most common form: 作る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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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   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
キ    chronicle   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
シ   いと thread   
キ   すで already   
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not, nothing
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forearm
lame   
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good
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ハ    faction   
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スイ   みず water   
tributary
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セン   かわ river   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ト   ツ   みやこ capital city, metropolis   
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おおざと group, community, large village   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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