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せいふ
政府
は
ぜいきん
税金
を
かる
軽
く
した。
The government lightened taxes.
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Conjugations and inflections
Words
せ い ふ 1
noun
government; administration
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ぜ い き ん 0
noun
tax; duty
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か る い 3
1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)  (opposite: 重い)
2. light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
政
セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
攵
ぼく strike   
府
フ    borough   
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付
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つく to adhere to   
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寸
スン   inch
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
广
stony cliff
税
ゼイ    tax   
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兑
eight elder brothers
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丷
eight
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
禾
grain
金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
軽
ケイ   かるい light   かろやか graceful   
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車
シャ   くるま car   
圣
ground again
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又
また again   
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