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げんじものがたり
源氏物語
ひじょう
非常
なが
ので
しょうほん
抄本
つく
られた

Because The Tale of Genji is very long, people made an abridged edition.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
the Tale of the Genji
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very; extremely; exceedingly  (see also: 非常)
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1. long (distance)  (this meaning is restricted to form 長い)
2. long (time); lengthy
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun
excerpt; abridgment; book of selections
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct  (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
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Kanji
ゲン   みなもと source, origin   
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スイ   みず water   
ゲン   はら meadow   
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cliff
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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モチ   not
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pig
ギュウ   うし cow   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
ヒ   mistake
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ジョウ   つね usual, normal   とこ- endless, unchanging   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
チョウ   つ to hang   つる to hang up   
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キン   turban; cloth
チョウ   なが long   
ショウ    selection, extraction, summary   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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hand
ホン   book   もと origin   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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   
stick   
サク   サ   つく to make   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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