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「なんで
どうくつ
洞窟
に
へきが
壁画
を
えが
描
いた
の?
びじゅつ
美術
のはじまりを
さぐ
探
る
たび
旅
」 title of book, album etc.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
な ん で 1
1. why?; what for?  (often written with kana only)
2. how?; by what means?
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ど う く つ 0
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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へ き が 0
noun
fresco; mural; wall painting
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え が く 2
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw; to paint; to sketch  (see also: 書く)
2. to depict; to describe  (this meaning is restricted to reading えがく)
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び じ ゅ つ 1
art; fine arts
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は じ ま り 0
Most common form: 始まり
noun
origin; beginning
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さ ぐ る 0 さ ぐ る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
2. to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
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た び 0
Most common form: たび
travel; trip; journey
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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   
壁
ヘキ   かべ wall   
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辟
ヘキ    rule   
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辛
シン   からい spicy   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
画
ガ   カク   draw
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由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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凵
open box
描
ビョウ   かく    えがく to draw, depict, portray   
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苗
ビョウ   なわ-    なえ seedling   
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艹
grass   
田
デン   た rice field   
扌
hand
美
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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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   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
術
ジュツ    technique   
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朮
dotted ho
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丶
dot   
ホ
katakana 'ho'; tree
行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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彳
step
丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
探
タン   さぐる to grope for   さがす to search for   
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罙
net in the tree
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㓁
net
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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旅
リョ   たび trip   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
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