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よわ
弱
り
おとろ
衰
えていた
ことり
小鳥
を
ひろ
拾
って
せわ
世話
をした。
I picked up a weak little bird and took care of it.
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Words
to languish
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こ と り 0
noun
1. small bird; songbird
2. birdie; dickeybird; dickybird  (children's language)
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ひ ろ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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せ わ 0
looking after; help; aid; assistance
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Kanji
弱
ジャク   よわい weak   よわる to weaken, to be troubled   よわまる to weaken, to abate   よわめる to weaken, to break the force of   
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弜
double bow; strong   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
羽
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
衰
スイ   おとろえる to grow weak, decline   
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哀
アイ   あわれ piteous, sorrowful   あわれむ to feel pity   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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衣
イ   ころも clothes   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
拾
シュウ   ジュウ   ひろう to pick up   
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合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
扌
hand
世
セ   セイ   よ the world   
話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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