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って
すがれたたんぽぽ /
かわら
すきだァまって /
はる
くるまでかくれてる / つよいその
みえぬ line from poem, haiku, dialogue etc.
The withered, seedless dandelions / hidden in the cracks of the roof tile / wait silently for spring, / their strong roots unseen.
Source: 星とたんぽぽ 金子みすゞ
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
ほし
とたんぽぽ  Stars and Dandelions by
かねこみすず
金子みすゞ
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Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
2. to scatter; to be dispersed
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0 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel  (see also: 末枯れる・うらがれる; often written with kana only)
2. to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: 蒲公英
noun
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
roof tile
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. gap; space
2. break; interlude; interval  (this meaning is restricted to reading すき)
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2
Most common form: 黙る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be silent
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. spring; springtime
2. New Year
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1
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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0
particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: 隠れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
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2
Most common form: 強い
1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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1 0
noun
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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Most common form: 見える
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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Kanji
サン   ちらす to scatter, to distribute   ちらかす to scatter around   ちらかる to be in disorder   ち to fall (leaves etc)   
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ぼく strike   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
キョウ   とも together   
ガ   かわら tile   
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シュン   はる spring   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
コン   ね root   
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good
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ガン   ゲン   まなこ eye, eyeball   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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