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Pronunciation
歌 ( gē ) 夜( よる ) を なだめ よ 、 朝( あさ ) の 水鳥( みずとり ) を
歌 (うた) (n) (1) (歌, 唄 only) (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs) song; (2) (歌 only) (See 短歌) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) (歌, 詩 only) modern poetry; (P) [EDICT] (gē, ㄍㄜ ) song [CE-DICT] 夜 (よる) กลางคืน [LongdoJP] (よる(P);よ) (n-adv,n-t) evening; night; (P) [EDICT] (yè, ㄧㄝˋ ) night [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] なだめる (宥める) (v1,vt) (uk) to soothe; to calm; to pacify; (P) [EDICT] よ () (aux-v) (1) (non-五段 verbs, e.g. 食べよう) indicates speculation; (2) indicates will; (3) indicates invitation [EDICT] () (exp,prt) (compound particle used at sentence-end) ...isn't that right? [EDICT] () (adv,prt) (1) from; out of; since; at; (2) than; (3) other than; except; but; (4) more; (P) [EDICT] (世) (n) world; society; age; generation; (P) [EDICT] (節) (n) (arch) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.) [EDICT] (余) (n,suf) (1) (余 only) (also written as 餘) (See 以上・1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (arch) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I [EDICT] (予) (n,suf) (1) (余 only) (also written as 餘) (See 以上・1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (arch) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I [EDICT] 朝 (あさ(P);あした) (n-adv,n-t) morning; (P) [EDICT] (ちょう) (n,suf) (1) dynasty; (2) reign; (3) period; epoch; age; (4) court [EDICT] (cháo, ㄔㄠˊ ) to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea [CE-DICT] (zhāo, ㄓㄠ ) morning [CE-DICT] 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] 水鳥 (すいちょう(P);みずとり;みずどり) (n) waterfowl; water bird; shorebird; (P) [EDICT] (shuǐ niǎo, ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ) a water bird [CE-DICT]
