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せいじはん
政治犯
たち
たいぐう
待遇
かいぜん
改善
もと
めて
ハンストしています
Political prisoners are on a hunger strike for better conditions.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
noun
1. political offense; political offence; political crime  (see also: 政治犯罪)
2. political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
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0
1. treatment; reception
2. remuneration; salary; payment; compensation package
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1. betterment; improvement
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)  (often written カイゼン; often written with kana only)
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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hunger strike  (see also: ハンガーストライキ; abbreviation)
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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
セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ぼく strike   
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なお to get better   なお to cure   
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ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
ハン   crime   おか to commit a crime   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
seal
タイ   ま to wait   
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step
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
グウ    entertain; deal with   
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グウ    long-tailed monkey   
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tracks, footprint   
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wide
デン   た rice field   
move
カイ   あらためる to reform   あらたまる to be renewed; to be formal   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
grass   
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
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