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おとうと
いつもぬいぐるみ
くま

My little brother always sleeps with his teddy bear.
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Conjugations and inflections
Words
4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
stuffed toy; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy  (often written with kana only)
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2 1
Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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Kanji
ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
チョウ    mourning   とむら to mourn, condole   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
stick   
eight
くま a bear   
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ノウ    ability   
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さじ spoon   
private month
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ム   private
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
fire
シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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また again   
cover; covered   
yo = to yell / say hi
left side   じょう    しょう    
roof   
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