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そもそもなぜ
とり
鳥
は
いどう
移動
する
のだろうか。
In the first place, why do the birds migrate at all?
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Words
そ も そ も 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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と り 0
Most common form: とり
noun
1. bird
2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry  (see also: 鶏)
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い ど う 0
1. movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
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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
鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
移
イ   shift   うつる    うつす to move   
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多
タ   おおい many   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
禾
grain
動
ドウ   うごく to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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重
ジュウ   チョウ   おもい heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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