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にんげん
人間
かんが
える
あし
である
Man is a thinking reed.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
1. human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
2. character (of a person)
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4 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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Most common form: あし
common reed (Phragmites australis)  (often written with kana only)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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reach
old
よし    あし a reed, papyrus   
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grass   
イ    tanned leather   
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wheel around
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
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