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わたし
かがく
化学
かん
する
6さ
ほん
ニューヨークから
ちゅうもん
注文
した

I ordered half a dozen books on chemistry from New York.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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2
1. chemistry  (see also: 科学; ばけがく spoken to avoid confusion with 科学)
suffix
2. chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)  (abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading かがく)
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expression
related to; in relation to  (see also: 関する)
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1
Most common form:
numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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0
conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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3
noun
New York (US state, city)  (often written with kana only)
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0
order; request
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
ガク   まな to learn   
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シ   ス   こ child   
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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relation
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eight
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
モン   かど gate   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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stick   
チュウ   そそ to pour   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
スイ   みず water   
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
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