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朝日新聞

简朝日新闻 · 繁朝日新聞

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāo rì Xīn wén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

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朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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1–4–1–2 · Zhao1 ri4 Xin1 wen2

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