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きみ
君
のせっかくの
めい
名
こうぎ
講義
は
ねこ
猫
に
こばん
小判
だったね。
Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.
Grammar and points of interest
particle ね particle ね
 
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君のせっかくの名講義は猫に小判だったね。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
君のせっかくの名講義は猫に小判だったね。
Words
き み 0
1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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せ っ か く 4
adverb, noun
1. with trouble; at great pains  (often written with kana only)
2. rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited  (often written with kana only)
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め い 1
1. counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)  (honorific)
noun
2. first name
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こ う ぎ 1
lecture
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noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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こ ば ん 1 こ ば ん 0
noun
1. koban; small former Japanese oval gold coin  (see also: 大判)
2. oval  (see also: 小判型)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
君
クン   きみ you   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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尹
slashed yo
名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
講
コウ    lecture   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冓
a well again
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井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
再
サイ   サ   ふたたび again   
義
ギ    honour   
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我
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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戈
tasseled spear
扌
hand
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
猫
ビョウ   ねこ cat   
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苗
ビョウ   なわ-    なえ seedling   
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艹
grass   
田
デン   た rice field   
犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
判
ハン   バン   seal
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半
ハン   なかば half   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
丷
eight
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
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