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この
よ
世
は
われわれ
我々
の
そうぞうりょく
想像力
にとっての
がふ
画布
そのものである。
This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
この世は我々の想像力にとっての画布そのものである。
にとって にとって
 
for, to, from the standpoint of
この世は我々の想像力にとっての画布そのものである。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
こ の よ 3 こ の よ 0
this world; the present life (in contrast to the land of the dead)
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わ れ わ れ 0
Most common form: 我我
we
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そ う ぞ う り ょ く 3
noun
(power of) imagination
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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が ふ 1 が ふ 0
noun
(oil painting) canvas
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そ の も の 4 そ の も の 2 そ の も の 3
Most common form: その物
expression, noun, noun (suffix)
the very thing; itself  (often written with kana only)
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
世
セ   セイ   よ the world   
我
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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戈
tasseled spear
扌
hand
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
想
ソウ   ソ    idea, thought   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
相
ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
像
ゾウ    statue, image   
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象
ショウ   ゾウ    image; elephant   
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豕
pig
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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⺈
corner
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
画
ガ   カク   draw
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由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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凵
open box
布
フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
巾
キン   turban; cloth
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