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もし
たいよう
太陽
かがや
かなく
なれば
せいぶつ
生物
みな
だろう
If the sun were to stop shining, all living things would die.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
sun; solar
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3
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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1
1. living things; creature
noun
2. biology  (see also: 生物学; abbreviation)
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2
Most common form: みんな
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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0
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
タ   タイ   ふと fat   ふと to get fat, to put on weight   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ヨウ    positive, male, sun   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hill   
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キ   かがや to shine   
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コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
one pair of legs
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legs
グン    army   
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cover; covered   
シャ   くるま car   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
カイ   みな everyone   
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ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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さじ spoon   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
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