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ひかり
光
の
そくど
速度
は
びょうそく
秒速
およそ１８６、０００マイルである。
The velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second.
Grammar and points of interest
およそ およそ
 
roughly, approximately; totally
光の速度は秒速およそ１８６、０００マイルである。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
光の速度は秒速およそ１８６、０００マイルである。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ひ か り 3
noun
light
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そ く ど 1
Most common form: そくど
noun
speed; velocity; rate
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び ょ う そ く 0
noun
per second
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お よ そ 0
1. about; roughly; approximately  (see also: おおよそ; often written with kana only)
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule  (often written with kana only)
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マ イ ル 1
noun
mile  (also written 哩)
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
光
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひかる to shine, twinkle   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
速
ソク   はやい fast   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   すみやか speedy   
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束
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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   
⻌
move
度
ド   ト   タク   degree   たび occasion, time   
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广
stony cliff
廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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又
また again   
秒
ビョウ    second   
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少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
禾
grain
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