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    3. せんとする

    せんとする

    せんとする

    to try to do

    NTVerbCore ConceptsKana Vocab9 strokes

    せんとする

    Verb

    1.
    to try to do, to attempt to do
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    Kana that make up this word

    せ
    se
    ん
    n
    と
    to
    す
    su
    る
    ru
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