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くじら
ほにゅうどうぶつ
哺乳動物
である
えれば
ちち
あた
える

A whale is a mammal; in other words it feeds milk to its young.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
0
Most common form: クジラ
noun
whale (Cetacea spp.)  (often written with kana only)
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4
Most common form: ほ乳動物
noun
mammal
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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2 1
noun
1. milk
2. breast
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
2. to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
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Kanji
ゲイ   くじら whale   
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キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
デン   た rice field   
fire
ホ    raise   
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ホ    the first time   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
dot   
ニュウ   milk   ち    ちち breasts   
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second   おつ    
nourishment   
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シ   ス   こ child   
claw
ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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モチ   not
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pig
ギュウ   うし cow   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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net
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
hand
ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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reach
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