息子は独立して自分の家を持った

N4 息子 musuko son, my son N3 独立 dokuritsu independence (e.g., Ind. Day), self-support N5 自分 jibun oneself, myself, yourself N5 家 ie house / home

N3 息 soku / iki breath, respiration, son N5 子 shi, su, tsu / ko, -ko, ne child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM N1 独 doku, toku / hito.ri single, alone, spontaneously N4 立 ritsu, ryuu, rittoru / ta.tsu, -ta.tsu, ta.chi-, ta.teru, -ta.teru, ta.te-, tate-, -ta.te, -da.te, -da.teru stand up, rise, set up N4 自 ji, shi / mizuka.ra, ono.zukara, ono.zuto oneself, soi-même, uno mismo N3 分 bun, fun, bu / wa.keru, wa.ke, wa.kareru, wa.karu, wa.katsu part, minute of time, segment N4 家 ka, ke / ie, ya, uchi house, home, family N4 持 ji / mo.tsu, -mo.chi, mo.teru hold, have, avoir

N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information