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ジブの
うらほ
裏帆
とラダーを
つか
使
って
、バックしながら
せんしゅ
船首
を
すす
進
みたい
ほうこう
方向
に
む
向
けました
。
Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
ジ ブ 1
noun
jib
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う ら ほ 0
noun
1. sail with the wind at its back
2. aback
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ラ ダ ー 1
noun
1. rudder
2. ladder (PLC programming paradigm) (programing)  (computer terminology)
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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noun
1. back
2. backing; going backwards; reversing
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せ ん し ゅ 0
noun
bow (of boat); prow; stem
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す す む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward
2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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ほ う こ う 0
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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む け る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards; to point
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Kanji
裏
リ   うら the back side   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
里
リ   さと village   
亠
lid
帆
ハン   ほ sail   
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巾
キン   turban; cloth
凡
ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
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几
キ    table   
丶
dot   
使
シ   つかう to use   
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吏
リ    official   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
史
シ    history   
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乂
crossed swords
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
船
セン   ふね    ふな- ship   
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舟
シュウ   ふね boat   ふな-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
冂
wide
㕣
eight mouths
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
首
シュ   くび neck; head   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
䒑
grass   
進
シン   すすむ to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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隹
little bird
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⻌
move
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
向
コウ   むかう to confront   むく to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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冋
wide mouth
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