あし【葦】 - ashi | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

人間にんげんは一いっ本ぽんのアシに過すぎず、その本性ほんしょうはきわめて弱よわいが、人間にんげんは考かんがえる葦あしである。

ningenwa ipponno ashini sugizu sono honshōwa kiwamete yowaiga ningenwa kangaeru ashidearu.

Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

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Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

葦 kanji, 13 strokes reed

Other Forms

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

あしじゃない

ashijanai

The negative form

1. Not reed.; Not bulrush.

Noun

#350589

あしだった

ashidatta

The past form

1. Was reed.

Noun

#655128

あしで

ashide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With reeds; Of reeds

Noun

#136509

あしの

ashino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of reed; Reed-made

Noun

#142020

あしじゃありません

ashijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not reed.; It is not bulrush.

Noun

#1275736

あしじゃないです

ashijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not reed.; It's not rush.

Noun

#1275736

あしでした

ashideshita

The polite past form

1. Was reed.

Noun

#930896

あしです

ashidesu

The polite form

1. It is ash.; I am ash.

Noun

#223627

あしでわありません

ashidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not reed.; Is not bulrush.

Noun

#1275736

Common 6 items

あしじゃなかった

ashijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't reeds; Wasn't rush

Noun

#1275736

あしだろう

ashidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably…; It will likely be…

Noun

#1275736

あしじゃありませんでした

ashijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not reed.; Was not bulrush.

Noun

#1275736

あしじゃなかったです

ashijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't reeds.; Wasn't rush.

Noun

#1275736

あしでしょう

ashideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably.; It will likely be.

Noun

#581395

あしでわありませんでした

ashidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not reed.; Was not bulrush.

Noun

#1275736

Advanced 3 items

あしだったら

ashidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when reed; If it were a reed

Noun

#1275736

あしであれば

ashideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were reed; If reeds were

Noun

#1275736

あしなら

ashinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when reed; When rushes

Noun

#581395

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