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ゆうじん
友人
わたし
げんき
元気
たずねる
てがみ
手紙
くれた
My friend sent me a letter asking how I was.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
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Most common form: 訪ねる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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letter
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Most common form: 暮れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dark
2. to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out
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Kanji
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
キ   ケ    spirit   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
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