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わたし
私
たち
はある
じこ
事故
のために2
じかん
時間
おく
遅
れた
。
We were held up for two hours on account of an accident.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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じ こ 1
noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
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た め に 2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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じ か ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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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
事
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
故
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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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   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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攵
ぼく strike   
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
尸
corpse
⻌
move
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