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そふ
祖父
ねん
まえ
くなりました

My grandfather passed away three years ago.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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0
Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to die
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Kanji
ソ    ancestor   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
ボウ   モウ   dead   な to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
lid
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