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げっこう
月光
は
すいめん
水面
を
あか
明
るく
て
照
らした。
The moon fell brightly on the water.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
月光は水面を明るく照らした。
adverbs adverbs
 
月光は水面を明るく照らした。
Conjugations and inflections
  明るく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 明るい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  照らした is the past form of 'su' godan verb 照らす   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
げ っ こ う 0
noun
moonlight; moonbeam
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す い め ん 0
noun
water's surface
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あ か る い 0 あ か る い 3
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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て ら す 0 て ら す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shine on; to illuminate
2. to compare (with); to refer to
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Kanji
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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
水
スイ   みず water   
面
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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百
ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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明
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   あく to open   あける to empty   
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照
ショウ   てる to shine   てらす to illuminate   てれる to be shy, to be embarrassed   
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昭
ショウ    bright, clear   
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召
ショウ   めす to summon   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
灬
fire
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