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チャールズウォルコットはハトの
ほうい
方位
じしゃく
磁石
を
さが
探
した。
Charles Walcot investigated the magnetic compass bearing sense in pigeons.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
チャールズウォルコットはハトの方位磁石を探した。
Conjugations and inflections
  探した is the past form of 'su' godan verb 探す   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ハ ト 1
Most common form: はと
noun
pigeon; dove
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ほ う い 1
noun
direction
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じ し ゃ く 1
1. magnet
2. compass
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さ が す 0 さ が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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Kanji
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
位
イ   くらい rank   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
磁
ジ    magnetism   
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兹
excess
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
䒑
grass   
石
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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探
タン   さぐる to grope for   さがす to search for   
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扌
hand
罙
net in the tree
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㓁
net
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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