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わたし
おじ
叔父
はい
ガン
んだ

My uncle died of lung cancer.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
uncle  (see also: 叔母・おば; 伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
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Most common form: はい
noun
lung
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noun
1. wild goose  (often written with kana only)
2. glans; head of a penis  (see also: 雁首; often written with kana only; abbreviation; colloquialism)
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godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シュク    uncle   
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また again   
younger brother
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ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ハイ    lungs   
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ニク body part   
シ   いち market   
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キン   turban; cloth
lid
シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
さじ spoon   
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