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"哉",
"かな"
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"expresses affirmation: I hope, I wish"
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"宜",
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"売",
"う"
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{
"roman": "oshii kana",
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"惜",
"お"
]
],
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},
{
"roman": "genzai no kana",
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"げん"
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"在",
"ざい"
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"哉",
"かな"
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"宜",
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