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わか
若
い
ひと
人
たちは
ろうじん
老人
を
そんけい
尊敬
するべきだ。
The young should respect the old.
Grammar and points of interest
べき べき
 
should; ought to
若い人たちは老人を尊敬するべきだ。
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
若い人たちは老人を尊敬するべきだ。
Words
わ か い 2
1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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ひ と た ち 2
noun
people
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ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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そ ん け い 0
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
若
ジャク   ニャク   わかい young   もしくは or   
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右
ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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艹
grass   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
尊
ソン   たっとい    とうとい precious, dear, exalted   たっとぶ    とうとぶ to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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寸
スン   inch
酋
chieftain   
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
敬
ケイ   うやまう to respect, revere   
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句
ク    verse, phrase   
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勹
wrap
攵
ぼく strike   
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