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けんやく
倹約
するのも
おお
大
いに
けっこう
結構
だが、
かれ
彼
は
きょくたん
極端
である。
It is all very well to be frugal; but he goes too far.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
倹約するのも大いに結構だが、彼は極端である。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
け ん や く 0
thrift; economy; frugality
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お お い に 1
very; much; greatly; a lot of
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け っ こ う 0 け っ こ う 3 け っ こ う 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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き ょ く た ん 3
extreme; extremity
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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
倹
ケン    thrifty, simple, modest   
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㑒
ケン    unanimous   
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央
オウ    centre   
亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
約
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
糸
シ   いと thread   
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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結
ケツ   むすぶ    ゆわえる to bind   ゆう to braid   
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吉
キツ   キチ    good luck   
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士
シ   samurai
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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構
コウ   かまえる to build, set up, get ready   かまう to mind, to care about   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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丨
stick   
冓
a well again
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井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
再
サイ   サ   ふたたび again   
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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厂
cliff
又
また again   
極
キョク   ゴク    extreme, end, pole   きわめる to carry to its end   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわまり extremity   
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亟
reach the mouth again
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丂
reach
端
タン   edge   は    はし    はた    
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而
ジ   しかも and then, moreover   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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