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わたし
きしべ
岸辺
うつく
しい
かいがら
貝殻
つけた

I found a beautiful shell on the shore.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0 3
noun
shore; bank (of a body of water)
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4
beautiful; lovely
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3 0
Most common form: 貝殼
noun
shell
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ガン   きし coast, shore, banks   
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サン   やま mountain   
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カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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cliff
ヘン   あた    -べ surroundings, environs   
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トウ   かたな sword   
move
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
カク   から shell, husk   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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legs
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