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Keyword
written sentence
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig1861
Readings
もん
(45%)
ぶん
(37%)
も
(15%)
Composed of
亠
lid
乂
folding chair legs
Mnemonic

You have homework to do. You need to write an essay — a bunch of sentences strung together into one coherent story. But you don't have anything to sit on... Your only folding chair broke, and you only have the folding chair legs... Hey, I know! Just put a lid on it and you should be able to sit down! Yeah, the handle of the lid might might be a little bit uncomfortable when you sit on it, but what else can do you?

Used in kanji (15 in total)
対
opposite
紋
crest (often of a family)
斉
simultaneously
斐
symmetrically patterned
11 more...
Used in vocabulary (1585 in total)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
1582 more...
Examples (200 in total)
All of those characters are glowing.
I read, following the letters with my finger.
Even from her writing, I could tell she was excited.
It's hard to put your feelings into writing.
Later I got a written transcript of it.
Even without being conscious of it, the difference between the two characters is obvious.
I repeat it over and over again in my head like a spell.
In that case, there should be no complaints.
That's why today, far from complaining, I called because I wanted to thank you.
What I finally managed to say was a denial.
I can't decide what words to write at the end of the letter.
I want to voice at least one complaint, but I will hold back here.
He didn't make a single complaint.
All I do is carve characters with the tip of a thin stick.
There were hardly any people around the carved characters.
Small letters and large letters are lined up side by side.
Judging that the effect isn't strong enough, the boy chants the same spell over and over.
I heard someone chanting a spell!
I will examine the characters written on the torn page.
It is the handwriting of someone not used to writing characters.
This ability is lost if you perform other actions such as attacks or spells.
Ah, I've already ordered.
Alright, I'm going to order.
That's a request I can't go along with.
Once I've finally finished taking the orders, I start clearing away the empty plates.
Is this order okay?
It is an unreasonable demand to tell someone not to be surprised.
It seems there was an additional order.
He's a guy who complains about every little thing.
This school has various clubs, even just among the cultural clubs.
Is there a culture of playing in the sea in this town?
That is what culture is.
That's their culture over there; we don't do that in Japan, right?
People connect across countries and cultures.
On my trip I came into contact with various cultures.
Depending on the place and culture you lived in, that sort of thing can happen.
You really do like Japanese culture.
The waiter came to take our order, so I answered while opening the menu.
Since permission was obtained before bringing it in, there are no complaints.
I can't really complain.
No, I didn't mean to complain.
It seems he was satisfied, even though he complained.
It seems there are no people who make a fuss or complain.
I found a passage here that caught my attention.
It takes less than ten seconds to type this much text.
It was not such a difficult passage.
As for what is new, first of all, it is the text.
I had decided on the text to send.
Anyway, don't go complaining about something someone else made.
He grumbles constantly about all sorts of things.
There is no point in complaining.
Signboards aren't just text, are they?
Please translate this text into English.
So, thinking it might be a bit of a gamble, I placed an order.
Before I knew it, sentences were floating up in my mind.
That was meant literally.
It literally wasn't a contest.
In the literal sense, it was a tournament to decide the King of Dragons!
He excelled in both letters and the martial arts.
She is a good writer.
For the problems toward the end, I couldn't even understand the problem statements that were written.
Please look at the next sentence.
To live for others is, quite literally, to live with all one's might.
I didn't like ordering just two items.
I see, it's designed so that letters appear.
Because it was far away and it was night, I could not read the characters written there.
It was humans who supported the civilization of that time.
Our civilization has already reached that stage.
Civilization stopped advancing.
Civilization is even changing the lives of insects.
In this case, that is the literal meaning.
I work exclusively taking orders at the counter.
Then, may I read the sentences in the textbook?
Now that it has come to this, it is literally a gamble.
I have no complaints if you carry out activities suited to the budget.
This program parses Japanese sentences and splits them into words.
But you could also say that this is how a unique culture came about.
If you're going there anyway, you don't mind, right?
But in literature class, I have to read one book a month.
I want to study literature.
As for literature of that time, roughly three types can be cited.
Wow, spending money even on cultural projects like that—you must be really well-off.
It is strictly a request, not a complaint!
With their shoulders touching, the two of them read the text.
It is a tactic that was often adopted in the era of the old civilization.
That is a common way of thinking in early civilizations.
The text in the email is garbled, so I can't read it.
The band on this book carries a recommendation from a famous author.
I was asked to, so I wrote a letter of recommendation.
Then I wrote the same text as the day before yesterday in my notebook once more.
The wooden sign was chipped away, but the letters could still be read somehow.
As expected, the culture of this country is advanced.
Please, stop making unreasonable demands.
That's because, apparently, the customer who ordered the goods would be arriving soon.
And as I struggle with that explanatory text, time passes by.
For now, I'll just get the order done as instructed.
I finally completed my thesis.
Why don't you try submitting a paper together?
It is a paper I wrote long ago.
Could you please look at the paper?
You can set the text and background colors.
The birth of civilization is the last instant in Earth's history.
Then, let's look into a simple collection of spells.
We parse the structure of sentences by computer.
Countless characters densely cover the entire wall.
My teacher taught me how to write good prose.
As I said this, I gazed steadily at the characters.
The writing is orderly and matter-of-fact.
He declares it breezily and takes the document back out of my hand.
There is probably no mistake in that document.
I will make a judgment after checking the document.
Is it perhaps a document that describes very important information?
There are also documents with their signatures.
May I keep the document for a little while?
There was an explanation about that insect in photos and text.
It is a text that looks like something I have seen somewhere.
The wording was always the same.
I can tell without looking at the text.
There is an email with the same text among the sent emails.
No further explanation is needed, right? It's mostly as described in the literature.
That's what the ancient texts said, you know.
Sorry, but I'm going back to review the literature and reports.
Because the methods for obtaining the materials and for making them are recorded in the literature.
People read emotions and scenes into the changes in the characters they see.
If you complain about this, the one who complains will be the bad guy.
They grumble about this and that behind the scenes, but in the end they get used to it and just go with the flow.
Although the characters were different, it looked just like a bustling street somewhere on Earth.
I looked at the food models out front and decided what to order.
Everyone has sent their papers to the professor in advance.
If both countries are satisfied, I have no complaints.
The paper will be published.
Meals are the height of culture.
It was a piece of writing that, while appearing simple at first glance, was quite ingenious.
In those days, the martial arts were valued more than the literary arts.
Old characters are inscribed on the stone monument.
I type out characters with trembling fingers.
The teacher made corrections to my essay.
I ordered sea bream sashimi.
The theme of the essay was "My dream for the future".
This clock face has no numerals.
Food culture differs quite a bit between Britain and the Continent.
In the Meiji era, Japan adopted Western culture.
I learn how cultures differ from country to country.
His writing is very easy to read.
For the eel on rice, I ordered the top grade, matsu.
Before I know it, my thumb presses the order confirmation button.
How do you read this character?
I can't read small letters.
Can he write this character?
The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
You're always complaining!
Hey, stop complaining.
No one complained about that.
I won't complain about that.
I think you should stop complaining so much.
No matter how much you complain, it's not going to change anything.
I want to make a complaint.
I'll order this later.
This desk is different from the one I ordered.
I did not order this.
This is not what I ordered.
Did you order the book?
Did you order something?
Let's order something.
Whenever he comes to this place, he orders the same dish.
He ordered a cup of tea.
She ordered a cup of tea.
I confirmed the order.
I have all suits made to order.
Will you please check to see if my order has been dealt with?
I have all my suits made to order.
There is very little paper left, so order some more.
I ordered what I wanted to eat.
I didn't order fish.
If I have to wait 30 minutes, I'll order later.
We ordered 40 minutes ago.
We have received many orders from the U.S.
My friend told me what she likes about American culture.
He is familiar with Japanese culture.
In our culture, we can't be married to two women at once.
In our culture, a man is allowed to be married to only one wife at a time.
Can I order from the breakfast menu?
That teacher sometimes hits his students, but no one complains.
How long do you intend to keep complaining?
Complaining about something is one way to adapt yourself to a new environment.
He is always complaining about the way I do things.
He's always complaining about the food.
He complained that the soup was too hot.
He is always complaining of his room being small.
She's always complaining about the food.
Don't complain. You have to go.
Stop complaining and do as you're told.
I'm not complaining.
I wish she would eat what I give her without complaining.
Young people tend to complain about everything.
The food was terrible -all the same I didn't complain.
Is it too early to order from the lunch menu?
He tried to absorb as much of the local culture as possible.
I'd like to order drinks now.
My boss grumbled at me about my work.