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ねぼう
寝坊
なんて
ちこく
遅刻
の
りゆう
理由
にならない。
Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
寝坊なんて遅刻の理由にならない。
なんて なんて
 
for emphasis
寝坊なんて遅刻の理由にならない。
〜くなります／になります 〜くなります／になります
 
become
寝坊なんて遅刻の理由にならない。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
寝坊なんて遅刻の理由にならない。
Words
ね ぼ う 0
1. sleeping in late; oversleeping
noun
2. late riser; sleepyhead
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な ん て 1
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
1. how ..!; what ..!  (often written with kana only)
2. what (questioning)
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ち こ く 0
lateness; late coming  (see also: 遅れる)
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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な ら な い 0
expression
1. cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to  (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない)
2. must not ...; should not ...  (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない)
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Kanji
寝
シン   ねかす to lay down   ねる to sleep, to lie down   
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又
また again   
冖
cover; covered   
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
宀
roof   
坊
ボウ   ボッ    boy; monk; priest's residence, priest   
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方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
尸
corpse
⻌
move
刻
コク   chisel; time   きざむ to chisel, engrave   
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亥
sign of the hog; hog   い sign of the hog   いのしし hog   
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
亠
lid
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
理
リ    logic   
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里
リ   さと village   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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