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菅直人

Mandarin · pinyin Jiān Zhí rén

KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011

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菅: jiān · coarse grass, Themedia forskalii
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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1–2–2 · Jian1 Zhi2 ren2

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