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啄木

Reading

Kana: たくぼく
Romaji: takuboku
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Definition

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woodpecker

See also: 啄木鳥 (reading きつつき)

Kanji

Readings: タク、 ツク、 トク、 ついば.む、 つつ.く
Meanings: peck, pick up
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood

Example Sentences

(ぼく)啄木(たくぼく)()(おお)くを暗記(あんき)した。
➥I learned many of Takuboku's poems by heart.
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きつつきは、(なが)(とが)ったくちばしで、()(みき)をつついて、(なか)にいる(むし)()べます。
➥Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
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(わたし)詩人(しじん)、たとえば啄木(たくぼく)()きである。
➥I like poets, such as Takuboku.
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