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This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
つる
鶴
のふえ
笛
The Crane's Flute
by はやしふみこ
林芙美子 (translation: J. D. Wisgo)
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Conjugations and inflections
Words
Most common form: そっと
softly; gently; quietly; secretly (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet2. whistle
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report2. note (music term)
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noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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noun
1. foot (esp. 足)2. leg (esp. 脚,肢)
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1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff(click the word to view an additional 7 meanings and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
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