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なが
なければ
みじか
りたたぬ

If there were no such thing as length, we would not have the concept of shortness.
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
じょうず
上手
 
じょうず
上手
  #130 - Long and short. by
えんどうしゅうさく
遠藤周作
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
length
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1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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noun
brevity; shortness
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3 0
Most common form: 成り立つ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
2. to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true
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Kanji
チョウ   なが long   
タン   みじか short   
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トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
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