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ほくとう
北東
ほうこう
方向
に
とち
土地
が
ひく
低
く
よこ
横
たわっていた。
The land to the northeast was low-lying.
Grammar and points of interest
adverbs adverbs
 
北東方向に土地が低く横たわっていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
北東方向に土地が低く横たわっていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  低く is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 低い   ALL INFLECTIONS
  横たわっていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 横たわる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ほ く と う 0
northeast
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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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と ち 1
noun
1. plot of land; lot; soil
2. locality; region; place
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ひ く い 2
1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)  (opposite: 高い)
2. low (position); close to the ground
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よ こ た わ る 4
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down; to stretch out
2. to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
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Kanji
北
ホク   きた north   
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匕
さじ spoon   
丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
東
トウ   ひがし east   
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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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
地
チ   ジ    ground   
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也
ヤ   to be
低
テイ   ひくい low   ひくめる to lower   ひくまる to be lowered   
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氐
first family
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
氏
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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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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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