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その
どうくつ
洞窟
は
てさぐ
手探
り
で
すす
進
まなければならない
ほど
くら
暗
かった
。
The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way through it.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
ど う く つ 0
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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て さ ぐ り 2
fumbling; groping
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す す む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward
2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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く ら い 3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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Kanji
洞
ドウ   ほら cave   
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同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
窟
クツ cavern   
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穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
屈
クツ    yield   
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尸
corpse
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
探
タン   さぐる to grope for   さがす to search for   
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扌
hand
罙
net in the tree
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㓁
net
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
進
シン   すすむ to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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隹
little bird
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⻌
move
暗
アン   くらい dark   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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