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    3. 自立語

    自立語

    自じ立りつ語ご

    independent word

    NTNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab25 strokes

    じりつご

    Noun

    1.
    independent word, free-standing Japanese language elements (not auxiliaries or particles)
    grammar

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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