Kanshudo Example: 浜のお寺で鳴る鐘が、¦ゆれて水面をわたるとき、¦村の漁夫が羽織着て、¦浜のお寺へいそぐとき、¦沖で鯨の子がひとり、¦その鳴る鐘をききながら、¦死んだ父さま、母さまを、¦こいし、こいしと泣いてます。

When the bell at the seaside temple is struck, / its sound rippling across the water, / the village fishermen in their best clothes / hurry for the temple on the shore / while alone in the open sea, a whale child / weeps in longing for its dead father and mother.

Source: 鯨法会（金子みすゞ）

Readings

This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:

くじらほうえ

鯨法会

Whale Memorial by

かねこみすず

金子みすゞ

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Conjugations and inflections

鳴る is the plain form of 'ru' godan verb 鳴る ALL INFLECTIONS

ゆれて is the te form of ichidan verb ゆれる ALL INFLECTIONS

わたる is the plain form of 'ru' godan verb わたる ALL INFLECTIONS

着て is the te form of ichidan verb 着る ALL INFLECTIONS

いそぐ is the plain form of 'gu' godan verb いそぐ ALL INFLECTIONS

死んだ is the past form of godan verb 死ぬ ALL INFLECTIONS

こいし is the stem form of 'i' adjective こいしい ALL INFLECTIONS

泣いてます is the masu form of the colloquial progressive form of 'ku' godan verb 泣く ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

はま

浜

noun

1. beach; seashore

2. captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones (see also: 揚げ浜; abbreviation; often written with kana only)

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お

てら

寺

noun

1. temple (see also: 寺・てら; honorific; polite (teineigo) language)

2. monk (see also: 御寺様; abbreviation)

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な

鳴

る

'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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かね

鐘

Most common form: かね

noun

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime (see also: 鉦)

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ゆれる

Most common form: 揺れる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to shake; to sway; to waver

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すいめん

水面

noun

water's surface

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わたる

Most common form: 渡る

'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to cross over; to go across (usu. 渡る or 渉る)

2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span (see also: にわたって; usu. 亘る or 亙る)

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とき

Most common form: 時

noun

1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)

noun, adverb

2. occasion; case

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むら

村

noun

village

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ぎょふ

漁夫

noun

fisherman (sensitive)

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はおり

羽織

noun

haori (Japanese formal coat)

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き

着

る

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on

2. to bear (guilt, etc.)

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いそぐ

Most common form: 急ぐ

'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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おき

沖

noun

offshore; open sea

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くじら

鯨

Most common form: クジラ

noun

whale (Cetacea spp.) (often written with kana only)

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こ

子

noun, noun (suffix)

1. child

2. young (animal) (see also: 仔)

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ひとり

Most common form: 一人

noun

1. one person (esp. 一人)

2. alone; unmarried; solitary (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)

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きく

noun

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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し

死

ぬ

godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb

1. to die; to pass away (sensitive)

2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead

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とう

父

さま

Most common form: 父様

noun

father (see also: お父さん; honorific)

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かあ

母

さま

Most common form: 母様

noun

mother (see also: お母さま; honorific)

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こいしい

Most common form: 恋しい

'i' adjective

yearned for; longed for; missed

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な

泣

く

Most common form: なく

'ku' godan verb

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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Kanji

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浜

ヒンはま seashore, sands