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とうきょう
東京
の
じんこう
人口
は
よこはま
横浜
の４
ばい
倍
である。
The population of Tokyo is four times as large as that of Yokohama.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
東京の人口は横浜の４倍である。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
と う き ょ う 0
noun
Tokyo
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じ ん こ う 0
noun
1. population
2. common talk
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よ こ は ま 0
noun
Yokohama (city)
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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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
東
トウ   ひがし east   
京
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
横
オウ   よこ side   
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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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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
黄
オウ   コウ   き yellow   
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共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
田
デン   た rice field   
浜
ヒン   はま seashore, sands   
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兵
ヘイ   ヒョウ    soldier   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
丌
table
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氵
スイ   みず water   
倍
バイ    double, times   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
咅
standing mouths
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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