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"form": "起草する",
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "きそうされる",
"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "kisō shimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "起草した",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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{
"form": "起草して",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "きそうして",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "kisō shite",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "起草すれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "きそうすれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "kisō sureba",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "きそう",
"hhira": "きさう",
"tr": "trans"
},
"expansion": "起(き)草(そう)する • (kisō suru) ^(←きさう (kisau)?)transitive suru (stem 起(き)草(そう)し (kisō shi), past 起(き)草(そう)した (kisō shita))",
"name": "ja-verb-suru"
}
],
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"draw up (a plan); draft (a bill, report, contract)"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "きそー"
},
{
"ipa": "[kʲi̥so̞ː]"
}
],
"word": "起草"
}
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
"path": [
"起草"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "起草",
"trace": ""
}
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