See かの in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1694, Yashoku Jibun, Kōshoku Mankintan (Erotic Tonic), volume 3",
"roman": "Nara cha wa yabun, kano no oyuru wa asa jibun",
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[
"奈",
"な"
],
[
"良",
"ら"
],
[
"茶",
"ちゃ"
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[
"夜",
"や"
],
[
"分",
"ぶん"
],
[
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[
"時",
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[
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},
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[
"誰",
"だれ"
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"八",
"や"
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"橋",
"はし"
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"text": "Refers to someone or something not previously mentioned in context, but known to both speaker and listener. Used when the referent cannot be explicitly named for some reason."
},
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"ref": "1694, Yashoku Jibun, Kōshoku Mankintan (Erotic Tonic), volume 3",
"roman": "Nara cha wa yabun, kano no oyuru wa asa jibun",
"ruby": [
[
"奈",
"な"
],
[
"良",
"ら"
],
[
"茶",
"ちゃ"
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[
"夜",
"や"
],
[
"分",
"ぶん"
],
[
"朝",
"あさ"
],
[
"時",
"じ"
],
[
"分",
"ぶん"
]
],
"text": "奈良茶は夜分、かののおゆるは朝時分"
},
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"english": "So who is “you-know-who”, is it Yatsuhashi?",
"ref": "1766, Chikamatsu Hanji, Honchō Nijūshi Kō (Twenty-four Filial Children of Japan), volume 4",
"roman": "Kano to wa dare ja, yatsuhashi ka",
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[
"誰",
"だれ"
],
[
"八",
"や"
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[
"橋",
"はし"
]
],
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"translation": "So who is “you-know-who”, is it Yatsuhashi?"
}
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"ipa": "[ka̠no̞]"
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}
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