58 Japanese study words | Once, an old man found bamboo, and from it, Kaguya-hime was born, who later returned to the moon.

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昔(むかし)、おじいさんが竹(たけ)を見(み)つけ、その中(なか)からかぐや姫(ひめ)が生(う)まれ、月(つき)へ帰(かえ)る物語(ものがたり)です。

Once, an old man found bamboo, and from it, Kaguya-hime was born, who later returned to the moon.

58 words

かぐや姫(ひめ)

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

昔(むかし)、おじいさんが山(やま)の中(なか)で、きれいな竹(たけ)を見(み)つけました。

昔(むかし)

n, adj-no, adv

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago

the past ten years; the past decade(used as a unit of time)

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おじいさん

grandfather(usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji)

male senior-citizen; old man(usu. お爺さん when written with kanji)

•

が

prt

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

prt

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

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山(やま)

n, ctr

mountain; hill

n, ctr

mine (e.g. coal mine)

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の

prt

indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)

prt

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

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中(ちゅう)

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle

suf

in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among

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で

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

きれい

adj-na

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair

adj-na

clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat

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な

prt

don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)

prt

do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

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竹(たけ)

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

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見(み)つけました

v1, vt

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot

v1, vt

to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault

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おじいさんは、竹(たけ)を切(き)りました。

おじいさん

grandfather(usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji)

male senior-citizen; old man(usu. お爺さん when written with kanji)

•

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

竹(たけ)

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

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切(き)りました

v5r, vt

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)

v5r, vt

to sever (connections, ties)

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中(なか)に小(ちい)さい女(おんな)の子(こ)がいました。

中(ちゅう)

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle

suf

in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among

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に

prt

at (place, time); in; on; during

prt

to (direction, state); toward; into

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小(ちい)さい

adj-i

small; little; tiny

adj-i

slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small

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女(おんな)の子(こ)

exp, n

girl; daughter; baby girl

n, exp

young woman

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が

prt

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)

prt

indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

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いました

v5r, vi

to be (animate); to be; to exist

v5r, aux-v

to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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おじいさんとおばあさんは、女(おんな)の子(こ)をかぐや姫(ひめ)と呼(よ)びました。

おじいさん

grandfather(usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji)

male senior-citizen; old man(usu. お爺さん when written with kanji)

•

と

prt, conj

if; when

prt, conj

and

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おばあさん

grandmother(usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji)

old woman; female senior citizen(usu. お婆さん when written with kanji)

•

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

女(おんな)の子(こ)

exp, n

girl; daughter; baby girl

n, exp

young woman

•

を

prt

indicates direct object of action

prt

indicates subject of causative expression

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かぐや姫(ひめ)

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

呼(よ)びました

v5b, vt

to call out (to); to call; to invoke

v5b, vt

to summon (a doctor, etc.)

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それから、かぐ姫(ひめ)はおじいさんたちと一緒(いっしょ)に住(す)みました。

それから

exp

and then; after that

•

かぐ

furniture

•

姫(ひめ)

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)

n-suf, n

girl

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は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

おじいさん

grandfather(usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji)

male senior-citizen; old man(usu. お爺さん when written with kanji)

•

たち

suf

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

•

と

prt, conj

if; when

prt, conj

and

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一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

adv

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

住(す)みました

vi, v5m

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

•

かぐ姫(ひめ)は、とてもきれいな女(おんな)の人(ひと)になりました。

かぐ

furniture

•

姫(ひめ)

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)

n-suf, n

girl

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は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

とても

adv

very; awfully; exceedingly(とっても is more emphatic)

adv

(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)(before a negative form)

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きれい

adj-na

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair

adj-na

clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat

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な

prt

don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)

prt

do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

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女(おんな)の人(ひと)

n, exp

woman

•

に

prt

at (place, time); in; on; during

prt

to (direction, state); toward; into

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なりました

v5r, vi

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain

v5r, vi

to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)

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たくさんの男(おとこ)の人(ひと)たちは、かぐや姫(ひめ)と結婚(けっこん) したいです。

たくさん

adj-no, adj-na, n, adv

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal

adj-no, adj-na, n, adv

enough; sufficient

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の

prt

indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)

prt

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

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男(おとこ)の人(ひと)

n, exp

man

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たち

suf

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

•

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

かぐや姫(ひめ)

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

と

prt, conj

if; when

prt, conj

and

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結(けっ)婚(こん)

vi, vs, n

marriage

•

したいです

adj-i

want to do

でも、かぐや姫(ひめ)は誰(だれ)とも結婚(けっこん)したくないです。

でも

conj

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

prt

even

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かぐや姫(ひめ)

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

誰(だれ)

who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)

•

とも

prt

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely

prt

even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although(usu. with volitional verb or adj. stem)

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結(けっ)婚(こん)

vi, vs, n

marriage

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し

vs-i

to do; to carry out; to perform

vs-i

to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)

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たくない

suffix

want to... / would like to...

です

cop, cop-da

be; is(plain copula)

ある日(ひ)、かぐや姫(ひめ)はおじいさんとおばあさんに言(い)いました。

ある日(ひ)

n, exp

one day; (on) a certain day

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かぐや姫(ひめ)

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

は

prt

indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)

prt

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

•

おじいさん

grandfather(usu. お祖父さん when written with kanji)

male senior-citizen; old man(usu. お爺さん when written with kanji)

•

と

prt, conj

if; when

prt, conj

and

••••

おばあさん

grandmother(usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji)

old woman; female senior citizen(usu. お婆さん when written with kanji)

•

に

prt

at (place, time); in; on; during

prt

to (direction, state); toward; into

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言(い)いました

v5u

to say; to utter; to declare

v5u

to name; to call

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