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わたし
リンゴよりオレンジ
です
I like oranges better than apples.
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Grammar and points of interest
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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0
Most common form: りんご
noun
1. apple (fruit)  (often written with kana only)
2. apple tree (Malus pumila)  (often written with kana only)
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0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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2
noun
orange
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2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
コウ   この    す to like   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
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