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かねも
金持
ちの
しょうにん
商人
はその
こ
子
を
ようし
養子
にして
あとと
跡取
りとした。
The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
〜にする 〜にする
 
to make something ~; to decide on ~
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
particle と particle と
 
and
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
金持ちの商人はその子を養子にして跡取りとした。
Conjugations and inflections
  して is the te form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  した is the past form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か ね も ち 3 か ね も ち 4
Most common form: かねもち
noun
rich person
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し ょ う に ん 2
trader; shopkeeper; merchant
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
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よ う し 0
noun
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
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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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あ と と り 2
noun
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
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Kanji
金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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扌
hand
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
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
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
養
ヨウ   やしなう to rear, to support, to cultivate   
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食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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良
リョウ   よい good   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
跡
セキ   あと trace, tracks   
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亦
また again; also   
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赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
⻊
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
又
また again   
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