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The whole nation was sad to hear that their king died.
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kokuminzentai
noun
  1. whole nation; entire nation; all the people
kokumin
noun
  1. people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
zentai
noun, adverb
  1. whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kokuou
noun
  1. king; queen; monarch; sovereign
  2. the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
shikyo
noun, suru verb
  1. death
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. information; news; report
noun
  1. reward; retribution
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kiku

te-form

kiite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hear
  2. to listen (e.g. to music) (esp. 聴く)
  3. to ask; to enquire; to query (聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
  4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  8. to taste (alcohol); to try (also 利く)
kanashimu

Plain Past Indicative Form

kanashinda
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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