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29 partial word matches found in search '水は低きに流れ、人は易きに流れる。'
み ず 0
noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: 湯; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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す い 1
noun
1. Wednesday  (see also: 水曜日; abbreviation)
2. shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)  (see also: 氷水)
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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low (prefix)
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き
き 0
Most common form: 気
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 黄
yellow
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き
き 1
Most common form: 記
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 期
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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に
に 1
Most common form: 二
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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に
に 1
Most common form: 荷
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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に
に 1
Most common form: 丹
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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な が れ 3
noun
1. stream; current; flow
2. course of events
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り ゅ う 1
noun (suffix), noun
1. fashion; way; style; manner
2. school (of thought)
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る 1
noun
exile  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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ひ と 0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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じ ん 0
suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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え き 0
noun
divination; fortune-telling
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い 1
noun
easiness
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や す き 1
noun
easiness; simpleness  (opposite: 難き)
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な が れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
2. to be washed away; to be carried
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Most common form: られる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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1 word found matching '水は低きに流れ、人は易きに流れる。' when conjugated
expression
Water seeks its own level  (idiomatic expression)
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