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わたし
私
は
かがみ
鏡
に
うつ
写
っている
じぶん
自分
を
み
見
つめているのです。
I'm staring at myself in a mirror.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
私は鏡に写っている自分を見つめているのです。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
私は鏡に写っている自分を見つめているのです。
〜んです／〜のです 〜んです／〜のです
 
emphasize or soften a phrase
私は鏡に写っている自分を見つめているのです。
OVERVIEW
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
私は鏡に写っている自分を見つめているのです。
Conjugations and inflections
  写っている is the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 写る   ALL INFLECTIONS
  見つめている is the progressive form of ichidan verb 見つめる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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か が み 3
noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be photographed; to be projected
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じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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み つ め る 0 み つ め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
鏡
キョウ   かがみ mirror   
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竟
finally
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儿
legs
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
写
シャ   photo   うつす to duplicate, to depict   うつる to be photographed   
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与
ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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丂
reach
冖
cover; covered   
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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