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Pronunciation
子供( こども ) の 成長( せいちょう ) は 驚く( おどろく ) ほど 早い( はやい ) 。
子供 (こども) (n) child; children; (P) [EDICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 成長 (せいちょう) (n,vs) growth; grow to adulthood; (P) [EDICT] (chéng zhǎng, ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ ) to mature; to grow; growth [CE-DICT] は (葉) ใบไม้ [LongdoJP] () (int) (1) (pol) yes; (2) OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance); okay; (3) giddy-up; giddap; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r,aux-v,suf) (hon) (ksb [EDICT] () (suf) (ksb [EDICT] (歯) (n) tooth; (P) [EDICT] (刃) (n) edge (of a knife or sword); (P) [EDICT] (派) (n,n-suf) clique; faction; school; (P) [EDICT] (破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT] (葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT] 驚く (おどろく) (v5k,vi) to be surprised; to be astonished; (P) [EDICT] ほど (程) (n-adv,n) (1) degree; extent; bounds; limit; (prt) (2) (uk) indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit; (P) [EDICT] (歩度) (n) one's walking pace [EDICT] 早い (はやい) เช้า, เร็ว [LongdoJP] (はやい) (adj-i) (1) (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い) fast; quick; hasty; brisk; (2) (esp. 早い) early (in the day, etc.); premature; (3) (esp. 早い) (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; (4) (esp. 早い) (See 手っ取り早い) easy; simple; quick; (P) [EDICT]
