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  • Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵 艹 口 夫
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  • Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵 艹 口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
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いえ
家
にはパソコンが５
だい
台
あるが、
うち
内
２
だい
台
は
やくだ
役立
っていない。
There are 5 computers in the house, but 2 of them aren't any use.
Grammar and points of interest
2
には, では, とは
 
emphasis
3
ある〜
 
a certain
いる / います and ある / あります
 
existence; possession
1
5
JLPT:
particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
1
5
JLPT:
verb て form + います／いる
 
'ing' - present continuous / progressive
Conjugations and inflections
  ある is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある   ALL INFLECTIONS
  役立っていない is the plain negative form of the progressive form of 'tsu' godan verb 役立つ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
noun
1. house; residence; dwelling
2. family; household
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5
personal computer  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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4
1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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3
3
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)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
5
1
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
3
3
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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1
4
Kanji
家
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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2
豕
pig
宀
roof   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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2
厶
ム   private
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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2
内
ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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3
冂
wide
人
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
1
役
ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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3
彳
step
殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
又
また again   
5
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
2
More info on this sentence: Google Japan ⇗ Sentence translate
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Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.
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