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なぜ
さんしゅ
三種
じんぎ
神器
ひと
その
かたち
いろ
なぞ
?
Why is it one of the Three Sacred Treasures? (What is) the mystery of its shape and color?
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Words
1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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5
noun
1. the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)
2. the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC, digital camera)
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2
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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2
noun
1. colour; color
2. complexion
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0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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Kanji
サン   み    みっ three   
シュ    variety   たね seed   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
grain
シン   ジン   かみ    かん-    こう- god   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
シン   もう to say   
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stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キ   うつわ utensil   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケイ   ギョウ   shape   かたち    かた    
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start, initiate   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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fur, bristles, beard   
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
なぞ riddle   
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メイ   perplexed   まよ to be perplexed   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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move
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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