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ねむ
眠
る
というより
かんが
考
える
ため
為
に
よこ
横
になった。
I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
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い う 0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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か ん が え る 4 か ん が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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た め に 2
Most common form: ために
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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よ こ 0
noun
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down  (see also: 横になる)
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth  (see also: 首を横に振る)
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な る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
眠
ミン   ねむる to sleep   ねむい sleepy   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
民
ミン   たみ people   
考
コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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丂
reach
耂
old
為
イ    do   
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灬
fire
横
オウ   よこ side   
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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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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
黄
オウ   コウ   き yellow   
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共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
田
デン   た rice field   
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