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わたし
おじ
叔父
そんけい
尊敬
している
ので
かれ
ちなんで
ちょうなん
長男
ジョン
なづ
名付
けた

I respect my uncle, so I named my first son John after him.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
uncle  (see also: 叔母・おば; 伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)  (see also: に因んで; often written with kana only)
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1 3
noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to name; to call; to christen; to term
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シュク    uncle   
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また again   
younger brother
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ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ソン   たっと    とうと precious, dear, exalted   たっと    とうと to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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スン   inch
chieftain   
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ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
チョウ   なが long   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
デン   た rice field   
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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