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この
ぎしき
儀式
いく
せだい
世代
わたって
つた
わってきた

This ceremony has been handed down from generation to generation.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
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Most common form: いく
noun, prefix
1. some; several  (in the form 幾+ctr+か)
2. many  (in the form 幾+ctr+も)
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1 0
generation; the world; the age
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0
Most common form: 渡る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cross over; to go across  (usu. 渡る or 渉る)
2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span  (see also: にわたって; usu. 亘る or 亙る)
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0 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
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Kanji
ギ    ceremony   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ギ    honour   
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ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
シキ    ceremony, method, style   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
shoot
キ   いく- how many, how much   
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protection   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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デン   つたえる to tell, transmit   つたわる to be handed down   つた to go along   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
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