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わたし
私
の
おとうと
弟
は
きって
切手
しゅうしゅう
収集
を
おお
大
いに
たの
楽
しみ
にしている。
My brother takes great delight in his stamp collection.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and 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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お と う と 4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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き っ て 0
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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し ゅ う し ゅ う 0
gathering up; collection; accumulation
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お お い に 1
very; much; greatly; a lot of
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た の し み 3 た の し み 4 た の し み 0
1. enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby  (see also: 御楽しみ)
2. anticipation; looking forward to  (see also: 楽しみにする)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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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
弟
ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
弔
チョウ    mourning   とむらう to mourn, condole   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
丨
stick   
丷
eight
切
セツ   サイ   きる to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
収
シュウ   おさめる to supply; to pay; to achieve; to obtain   
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丩
connect; 'join the vine'   
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又
また again   
集
シュウ   あつめる to gather   あつまる    つどう to assemble   
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隹
little bird
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
楽
ガク   ラク    music   たのしい happy, pleasant   たのしむ to be happy   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
⺢
スイ   みず water   
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