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わたし
私
はギターの
はじ
弾
き
かた
方
を
どくしゅう
独習
した。
I've taught myself to play the guitar.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
私はギターの弾き方を独習した。
verb stem + 方（かた） verb stem + 方（かた）
 
way of doing ~
私はギターの弾き方を独習した。
Conjugations and inflections
  独習した is the past form of 'suru' verb 独習   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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ギ タ ー 1
noun
guitar
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は じ き 1
noun
1. gun; pistol  (see also: ピストル; often written with kana only; slang)
2. tiddlywinks; marbles
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ど く し ゅ う 0
self-study; self-teaching
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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
弾
ダン   たま bullet   はずむ to bounce   ひく to play (an instrument)   
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単
タン    simple   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
⺍
small
田
デン   た rice field   
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
独
ドク   ひとり alone   
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犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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習
シュウ   ならう to learn   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
羽
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
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