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わたし
しゅみ
趣味
きれいな
ちょう
あつ
める
ことです
My hobby is to collect beautiful butterflies.
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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1
noun
1. hobby; pastime
2. tastes; preference; liking
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1
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ちょう
noun
butterfly
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シュ   おもむき gist, purport; appearance   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ソウ   はし run   
ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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ミ    not yet   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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チョウ    butterfly   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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stick   
tree world
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
シュウ   あつめる to gather   あつまる    つど to assemble   
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little bird
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