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みずうみ
あか
るい
ひかり
けて
ひか
っていた

The lake was gleaming in the bright sunshine.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
noun
lake
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0 3
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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3
noun
light
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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Kanji
コ   みずうみ lake   
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コ   ゴ   ウ   foreign   あぐ    
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
スイ   みず water   
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
one pair of legs
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legs
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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また again   
cover; covered   
つめ claw; fingernail   
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