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きゅうゆう
旧友
かいがい
海外
きこく
帰国
した
こと
らせる
てがみ
手紙
よこした
My old friend wrote to me, informing me of his return from abroad.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
crony; old friend
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foreign; abroad; overseas
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return to one's country
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to notify; to advise; to inform
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letter
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to forward  (often written with kana only)
2. to hand over (e.g. money)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
キュウ    former, old   
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stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
カイ   うみ ocean   
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スイ   みず water   
マイ   every, each
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ボ   はは mother   
ガイ   ゲ   そと outside   ほか other   はず to remove, mislead   はずれる to come off, to miss   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
divining rod
キ   かえ to return   かえ to send back, give back   
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トウ   かたな sword   
broom   
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yo; yell
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
コク   くに country   
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ギョク   たま jewel   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
box, enclosure   
チ   し to know   
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シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
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