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N1 Noun

書簡(しょかん)letter, note, epistle, correspondence

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    1. Noun

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      letter, note, epistle, correspondence

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    書簡 【しょかん】書翰 【しょかん】

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      友人(ゆうじん)(たい)して書簡(しょかん)をしたためる。

      I write a letter to my friend. {letter, note, epistle, correspondence}

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      (わたし)両親(りょうしん)からの書簡(しょかん)大切(たいせつ)保管(ほかん)しています。

      I am carefully preserving the letters from my parents. {letter, note, epistle, correspondence}

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      幼稚園(ようちえん)先生(せんせい)から保護(ほご)(しゃ)書簡(しょかん)(おく)られました。

      A letter was sent to the parents from the kindergarten teacher. {letter, note, epistle, correspondence}

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      メールすらしてくれない(あに)から書簡(しょかん)()(こと)(のぞ)むべくもない。

      It's pointless to hope for a letter from my brother who doesn't even send emails. {letter, note, epistle, correspondence}

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      時間(じかん)があったので、(とお)くに()んでいる(ちち)()てに書簡(しょかん)をしたためました。

      Since I had some time, I wrote a letter intended for my father who lives far away. {letter, note, epistle, correspondence}

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