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ちんもく
沈黙
は
けいべつ
軽蔑
を
あらわ
表
す
かんぺき
完璧
な
ひょうげん
表現
である。
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
沈黙は軽蔑を表す完璧な表現である。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
沈黙は軽蔑を表す完璧な表現である。
Conjugations and inflections
  表す is the plain form of 'su' godan verb 表す   ALL INFLECTIONS
  完璧な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 完璧   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
ち ん も く 0
1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. reticence; inaction
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け い べ つ 0
scorn; disdain; contempt
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あ ら わ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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か ん ぺ き 0
perfect; complete; flawless  (完璧 is correct - see note)
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ひ ょ う げ ん 3
1. expression; presentation
2. representation; notation  (mathematics)
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
沈
チン   しずむ to sink   しずめる to make sink   
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冘
lame   
氵
スイ   みず water   
黙
モク   silent   だまる to remain silent   
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里
リ   さと village   
犬
ケン   いぬ dog   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丶
dot   
灬
fire
軽
ケイ   かるい light   かろやか graceful   
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車
シャ   くるま car   
圣
ground again
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
又
また again   
蔑
ベツ    contempt   さげすむ to scorn, to despise   
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戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
罒
net
艹
grass   
表
ヒョウ   おもて surface, front   あらわす to show, to represent   あらわれる to be present, to appear   
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龶
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
完
カン    complete   
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元
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
宀
roof   
璧
ヘキ    ancient Chinese artifact made of jade with a hole in the middle; jewel   
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玉
ギョク   たま jewel   
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王
オウ    king   
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辟
ヘキ    rule   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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尸
corpse
辛
シン   からい spicy   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
現
ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわす to show   
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見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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