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とは
ようやく
要約
して
えば
いんりつ
韻律
てき
そうぞう
創造
である
ていぎ
定義
としたい
I would briefly define poetry as the rhythmic creation of beauty.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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summary; digest
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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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rhythm; metre (poet)  (linguistics terminology)
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-like; typical
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noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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creation
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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definition
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1. to try to ...; to be about to do ...  (after the volitional form of verb)
2. to decide to ...  (after the dictionary form of verb)
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Kanji
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シ   poetry
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ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ヤク    promise; approximate   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イン    rhyme   
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リツ   リチ   law; rhythm
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テキ   まと target   
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ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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ソウ   つく to create   
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ゾウ   つく to build, to produce   
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テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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ギ    honour   
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