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むかしむかし
昔々
ある
ちい
小
さな
しま
島
に
としお
年老
いた
おうさま
王様
が
す
住
んでいました
。
Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
む か し む か し 0
Most common form: 昔昔
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long ago; once upon a time
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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ち い さ な 1
small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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し ま 2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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と し お い る 4
to grow old
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お う さ ま 0
noun
king  (honorific)
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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Kanji
昔
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
龷
キョウ   とも together   
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
島
トウ   しま island   
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山
サン   やま mountain   
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丂
reach
白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
様
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
水
スイ   みず water   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
住
ジュウ   すむ to live, to dwell   すまう to live (concept)   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
主
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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丶
dot   
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