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ふえ
ねいろ
音色
ピヨロピヨロ
すず
ねいろ
音色
たてています
It sang out with a bright, clear tone — tweetely tweet.
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
ふえ
  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
0
noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
2. whistle
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0
1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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sound of a bird chirping; tweet-tweet  (see also: ピヨピヨ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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3
Most common form: 涼しげ
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
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2
Most common form: 建てる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build; to construct
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Kanji
テキ   ふえ flute, whistle   
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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bamboo
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
corner
リョウ   すずしい refreshing   すず to cool oneself off   
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キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
スイ   みず water   
キ   ケ    spirit   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
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