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なんで
どうくつ
洞窟
へきが
壁画
えが
いた
?
びじゅつ
美術
はじまり
さぐ
たび
title of book, album etc.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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1. why?; what for?  (often written with kana only)
2. how?; by what means?
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0
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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0
noun
fresco; mural; wall painting
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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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1
art; fine arts
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Most common form: 始まり
noun
origin; beginning
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'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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Most common form: たび
travel; trip; journey
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Kanji
ドウ   ほら cave   
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ドウ   おな same   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
クツ cavern   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
クツ    yield   
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corpse
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ヘキ   かべ wall   
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ヘキ    rule   
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シン   から spicy   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ガ   カク   draw
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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open box
ビョウ   か    えが to draw, depict, portray   
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ビョウ   なわ-    なえ seedling   
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grass   
デン   た rice field   
hand
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ジュツ    technique   
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dotted ho
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dot   
katakana 'ho'; tree
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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net in the tree
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net
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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リョ   たび trip   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
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