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ろうそくの
ひ
火
が
そよかぜ
微風
に
またた
瞬
いている
。
The candle flame flickers in the gentle breeze.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
ろ う そ く 3
Most common form: 蝋燭
noun
candle  (often written with kana only)
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ひ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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そ よ か ぜ 2
noun
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
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ま た た く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat  (またたく is sometimes used transitively)
2. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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Kanji
火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
微
ビ   minute, slight
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彳
step
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
攵
ぼく strike   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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風
フ   フウ   かぜ wind   かざ-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
table   
瞬
シュン   またたく to wink, to blink   
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舜
シュン   morning glory
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舛
oppose; opposite   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
ヰ
wheel around
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⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
冖
cover; covered   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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