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わたし
たち
まち
きれいな
かわ
なが
れていて
たくさん
こい
およ
いでいる
られます

A clean river flows through our town, and we can see many carp swimming in it.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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2
noun
1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
2. street; road
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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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2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
2. to be washed away; to be carried
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3
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: こい
noun
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
チョウ   まち town   
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チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
デン   た rice field   
セン   かわ river   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
stick   
ル   リュウ   ながれる to flow   なが to pour out, to flush    
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スイ   みず water   
private lidded river
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private lidded
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lid
こい carp   
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リ   さと village   
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
fire
エイ   およ swim   
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エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
スイ   みず water   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
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