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かれ
彼
は
みみ
耳
を
す
澄
ました
が、
なに
何
も
き
聞
こえなかった
。
He listened but heard nothing.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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み み を す ま す 0
Most common form: 耳をすます
expression, 'su' godan verb
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
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な に も 1 な に も 0
expression, adverb
1. nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
2. and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
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き こ え る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be heard; to be audible
2. to be said to be; to be reputed
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
澄
チョウ   すむ to become clear   すます to make clear    
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登
トウ   ト   のぼる to climb   
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豆
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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䒑
grass   
癶
hairy legs
氵
スイ   みず water   
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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亅
hook
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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