Kanshudo Example: ゴーシュはその粗末な箱みたいなセロをかかえて壁の方へ向いて口をまげてぼろぼろ涙をこぼしましたが、気をとり直してじぶんだけたったひとりいまやったところをはじめからしずかにもういちど弾きはじめました。

Gauche held onto his cello that looked like a poorly made box and turned to face the wall, tears streaming down his long face. But he pulled himself together, and all on his own, he began to quietly play the piece they had just been playing from the top.

Readings

This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:

セロ

ひ

引

きのゴーシュ Gauche the Cellist by

[宮沢](みやざわ

宮沢賢治

けんじ

賢治

)

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Grammar and points of interest

verb stem + 直す（なおす） verb stem + 直す（なおす）

to redo (something), to (do something again)

ゴーシュはその粗末な箱みたいなセロをかかえて壁の方へ向いて口をまげてぼろぼろ涙をこぼしましたが、気をとり直してじぶんだけたったひとりいまやったところをはじめからしずかにもういちど弾きはじめました。

particle を particle を

direct object marker

POI

未 and 末未 and 末

verb stem + はじめる verb stem + はじめる

begin to do

だけだけ

only

verb て form verb て form

and

みたいみたい

seems

particle に particle に

an overview of the uses of に

〜ところ〜ところ

just (about to / doing / almost)

Conjugations and inflections

かかえて is the te form of ichidan verb かかえる ALL INFLECTIONS

向いて is the te form of 'ku' godan verb 向く ALL INFLECTIONS

まげて is the te form of ichidan verb まげる ALL INFLECTIONS

とり直して is the te form of 'su' godan verb とり直す ALL INFLECTIONS

やった is the past form of 'ru' godan verb やる ALL INFLECTIONS

弾きはじめました is the polite past form of the はじめる form of 'ku' godan verb 弾く ALL INFLECTIONS

Names

ゴーシュ

ゴーシュ Gauche, Ghosh (unclassified name)

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Words

そまつ

粗末

'na' adjective, noun

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby (see also: お粗末)

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はこ

箱

Most common form: はこ

noun

1. box; case; chest; package; pack

2. car (of a train, etc.)

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みたい

suffix, 'na' adjective

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling (colloquialism)

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セロ

Most common form: チェロ

noun

cello; violoncello

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かかえる

Most common form: 抱える

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to hold or carry under or in the arms

2. to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)

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かべ

壁

noun

1. wall; partition

2. barrier; obstacle

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ほう

方

noun

1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)

2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part

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む

向

く

'ku' godan verb

1. to face

2. to turn toward

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くち

口

noun

1. mouth

2. opening; hole; gap; orifice

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まげる

Most common form: 曲げる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl

2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant

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ぼろぼろ

Most common form: ボロボロ

'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

1. worn-out; torn; crumbling; tattered (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)

2. tears or grain of rice falling

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なみだ

涙

Most common form: 泪

noun

1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion

2. sympathy

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こぼす

'su' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) (often written with kana only)

2. to grumble; to complain (often written with kana only)

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き

気

noun

1. spirit; mind; heart (see also: 気を逸らす)

2. nature; disposition (see also: 気が小さい)

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とり

なお

直

す

Most common form: 取直す

'su' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to re-grip; to re-wrestle (sumo term)

2. to regroup (after some adverse event)

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じぶん

Most common form: 自分

pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself

2. I; me

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だけ

particle

1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone (see also: しか; often written with kana only)

2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as) (often written with kana only)

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たった

noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb

only; merely; but; no more than

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ひとり

Most common form: 一人

noun

1. one person (esp. 一人)

2. alone; unmarried; solitary (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)

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いま

Most common form: 今

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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やる

'ru' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)

2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch (often written with kana only)

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ところ

Most common form: 所

noun, suffix

1. place; spot; scene; site (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)

2. address (often written with kana only)

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はじめ

Most common form: 始め

noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)

1. beginning; start; outset; opening

noun

2. first (in line, etc.) (esp. 初め)

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しずか

Most common form: 静か

'na' adjective

1. quiet; silent

2. slow; unhurried

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もういちど

Most common form: もう一度

expression

once more; again

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ひ

弾

く

'ku' godan verb, transitive verb

to play (piano, guitar)

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Kanji

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粗

ソあらい coarse, rough