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「
なに
何
だろうとおも
思
ってね、いろんなかぜ
風
にくわえていたら、ふっとたけ
竹
のちい
小
さいあな
穴
からきれいなおと
音
がしたのさ、もう、おなかのすいたのもわす
忘
れて、これをふ
吹
いていたのさ。。。」
"Wondering what it was, I tried putting it in my mouth different ways until all of a sudden a beautiful sound came from its tiny hole, and as I played the flute I forgot all about my hunger…"
Source: 鶴の笛（林芙美子, translation: J. D. Wisgo）
Readings
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
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. what(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 4 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe (想う has connotations of heart-felt)2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings and 6 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
various (see also: 色々; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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Most common form: 加える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex2. to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 1 form, useful expressions, examples and links)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report2. note (music term)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, 2 meanings and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 15 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty2. to be hungry (see also: お腹が空く)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) (humble)
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 7 forms, examples and links)
'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)
Kanji
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