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犬(いぬ)が道(みち)を歩(ある)き、ボタンを見(み)つけて、鳥(とり)、うさぎ、おばあさんに贈(おく)り物(もの)をする物語(ものがたり)。

A story about a dog walking down the road, finding a button, and giving gifts to a bird, a rabbit, and a grandmother.
38 words
犬(いぬ)のたからもの

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
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の

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
•••••

たからもの

N4
n
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
•
ある日(ひ)、犬(いぬ)が道(みち)を歩(ある)いていました。

ある日(ひ)

N5
n, exp
one day; (on) a certain day
•

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
•••

が

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
•••

道(みち)

N4
n
road; path; street; lane; passage
n
route; way
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を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

歩(ある)いて

N3
vi, v5k
to walk
•

いました

N5
suffix
indicates continuing action (to be ...ing)
•
犬(いぬ)は小(ちい)さいボタンを見(み)つけました。

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
•••

は

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•

小(ちい)さい

N5
adj-i
small; little; tiny
adj-i
slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
••••

ボタン

N4
n
button (clothing)
n
push-button; button
•

を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

見(み)つけました

N3
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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「あ! かわいいボタン♡」

あ

N5

かわいい

N5
adj-i
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
adj-i
dear; precious; darling; pet
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ボタン

N4
n
button (clothing)
n
push-button; button
•
犬(いぬ)は鳥(とり)に会(あ)いました。

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
•••

は

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•

鳥(とり)

N5
n
bird
n
bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
•

に

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
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会(あ)いました

N3
v5u, vi
to meet; to encounter; to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
v5u, vi
to have an accident; to have a bad experience(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
•
「鳥(とり)さん、このボタンをあげます。」

鳥(とり)

N5
n
bird
n
bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
•

さん

N5
suf
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
suf
politeness marker(usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
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この

N5
adj-pn
this(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
adj-pn
last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
••

ボタン

N4
n
button (clothing)
n
push-button; button
•

を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

あげます

N3
v1, vt
to raise; to elevate
v1, vt
to do up (one's hair)
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鳥(とり)は言(い)いました。 「ありがとう。じゃあ、この羽(はね)をあげます。」

鳥(とり)

N5
n
bird
n
bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
•

は

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•

言(い)いました

N5
v5u
to say; to utter; to declare
v5u
to name; to call
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ありがとう

N5
int
thank you; thanks(from 有り難く)
•

じゃあ

N5
conj
then; well; so; well then(from では)
•

この

N5
adj-pn
this(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
adj-pn
last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
••

羽(はね)

N5
n
feather; plume; down
n
wing
••

を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

あげます

N3
v1, vt
to raise; to elevate
v1, vt
to do up (one's hair)
•••••••••••
犬(いぬ)はきれいな羽(はね)をもらいました。

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
•••

は

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•

きれい

N5
adj-na
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
adj-na
clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
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な

N5
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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羽(はね)

N5
n
feather; plume; down
n
wing
••

を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

もらいました

N4
suffix
(asking) to get somebody to do something
•
次(つぎ)に、犬(いぬ)はうさぎに会(あ)いました。

次(つぎ)

N4
n, adj-no
next; following; subsequent
adj-no, n
stage; station
•

に

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
•••••••••

犬(いぬ)

N5
n
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
n
squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
•••

は

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•

うさぎ

N5
n
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
•

会(あ)いました

N3
v5u, vi
to meet; to encounter; to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
v5u, vi
to have an accident; to have a bad experience(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
•
「うさぎさん、この羽(はね)をあげます。」

うさぎ

N5
n
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
•

さん

N5
suf
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
suf
politeness marker(usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
••

この

N5
adj-pn
this(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
adj-pn
last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
••

羽(はね)

N5
n
feather; plume; down
n
wing
••

を

N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••

あげます

N3
v1, vt
to raise; to elevate
v1, vt
to do up (one's hair)
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