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わたし
きゅうよ
給与
ごぶん
5分
いち
ぜいきん
税金
られてしまう

One-fifth of my wages go to taxes.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
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Most common form: 五分の一
expression, noun
one fifth part
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0
noun
tax; duty
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1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
キュウ    supply   
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シ   いと thread   
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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reach
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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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
ゼイ    tax   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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legs
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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