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What is difficult about Japanese is the writing system.
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nihongo
noun
  1. Japanese (language)
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
muzukashii
i adjective
  1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
  2. impossible; unfeasible (euphemistic)
  3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
  4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
  5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
  6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
ten
noun
  1. dot; spot; point; speck; mark
  2. mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
  3. point (in a game); score; goal; run
  4. point (in geometry)
  5. point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
  6. (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
  7. "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
counter
  1. counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
  2. counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
moji
noun
  1. letter (of alphabet); character
  2. writing
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.
tsukau

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsukatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  4. to use (language); to speak
hyouki
noun, suru verb
  1. expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
  2. writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
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
shikata
noun
  1. way; method; means; resource; course
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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