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こだい
古代
において
しお
塩
は
きしょう
希少
で
きちょう
貴重
な
しょうひん
商品
であった。
Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
Grammar and points of interest
において において
 
in, at (place), as for, in relation to~
古代において塩は希少で貴重な商品であった。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
古代において塩は希少で貴重な商品であった。
Conjugations and inflections
  貴重な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 貴重   ALL INFLECTIONS
  であった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
こ だ い 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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expression
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding  (often written with kana only)
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し お 2
Most common form: しお
noun
1. salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt  (esp. しお)
2. salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)  (esp. えん; chemistry term)
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き し ょ う 0
scarce; rare
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き ち ょ う 0
precious; valuable
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し ょ う ひ ん 1
noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
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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代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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弋
shoot
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
塩
エン   しお salt   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
皿
さら dish   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
希
キ   rare
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乂
crossed swords
布
フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
巾
キン   turban; cloth
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
貴
キ   たっとい    とうとい precious, valuable   たっとぶ    とうとぶ value, esteem, respect   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
重
ジュウ   チョウ   おもい heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冏
bright   
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冂
wide
儿
legs
品
ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
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