English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from 尺 (tsyhek, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 (peat, “eight”), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/
- Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧ha‧chi
Noun
shakuhachi (plural shakuhachis)
- (music) A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
2019, W. Anthony Sheppard, Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 419:Sampled shakuhachi sounds on the E-mu Emulator II were heard in the 1980s in TV ads and also appeared prominently in popular songs, as in the opening section of Peter Gabriel's 1986 “Sledgehammer,” […]
Translations
flute
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 尺八 (zh) (chǐbā)
- Japanese: 尺八 (ja) (しゃくはち shakuhachi)
- Korean: please add this translation if you can
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Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtʃi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝t̪ʃi]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkuhɑtsi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kuˌhɑ̝ts̠i]
- Rhymes: -ɑtʃi
Noun
shakuhachi
- (music) shakuhachi (instrument)
Declension
| Inflection of shakuhachi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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shakuhachi
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shakuhachit
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| genitive
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shakuhachin
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shakuhachien
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| partitive
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shakuhachia
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shakuhacheja
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| illative
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shakuhachiin
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shakuhacheihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachi
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shakuhachit
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachi
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shakuhachit
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| gen.
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shakuhachin
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| genitive
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shakuhachin
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shakuhachien
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| partitive
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shakuhachia
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shakuhacheja
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| inessive
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shakuhachissa
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shakuhacheissa
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| elative
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shakuhachista
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shakuhacheista
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| illative
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shakuhachiin
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shakuhacheihin
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| adessive
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shakuhachilla
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shakuhacheilla
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| ablative
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shakuhachilta
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shakuhacheilta
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| allative
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shakuhachille
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shakuhacheille
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| essive
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shakuhachina
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shakuhacheina
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| translative
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shakuhachiksi
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shakuhacheiksi
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| abessive
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shakuhachitta
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shakuhacheitta
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| instructive
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—
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shakuhachein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachini
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shakuhachini
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachini
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shakuhachini
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| gen.
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shakuhachini
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| genitive
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shakuhachini
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shakuhachieni
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| partitive
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shakuhachiani
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shakuhachejani
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| inessive
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shakuhachissani
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shakuhacheissani
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| elative
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shakuhachistani
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shakuhacheistani
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| illative
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shakuhachiini
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shakuhacheihini
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| adessive
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shakuhachillani
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shakuhacheillani
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| ablative
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shakuhachiltani
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shakuhacheiltani
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| allative
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shakuhachilleni
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shakuhacheilleni
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| essive
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shakuhachinani
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shakuhacheinani
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| translative
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shakuhachikseni
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shakuhacheikseni
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| abessive
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shakuhachittani
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shakuhacheittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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shakuhacheineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachisi
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shakuhachisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachisi
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shakuhachisi
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| gen.
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shakuhachisi
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| genitive
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shakuhachisi
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shakuhachiesi
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| partitive
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shakuhachiasi
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shakuhachejasi
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| inessive
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shakuhachissasi
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shakuhacheissasi
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| elative
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shakuhachistasi
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shakuhacheistasi
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| illative
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shakuhachiisi
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shakuhacheihisi
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| adessive
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shakuhachillasi
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shakuhacheillasi
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| ablative
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shakuhachiltasi
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shakuhacheiltasi
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| allative
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shakuhachillesi
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shakuhacheillesi
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| essive
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shakuhachinasi
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shakuhacheinasi
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| translative
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shakuhachiksesi
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shakuhacheiksesi
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| abessive
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shakuhachittasi
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shakuhacheittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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shakuhacheinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachimme
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shakuhachimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachimme
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shakuhachimme
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| gen.
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shakuhachimme
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| genitive
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shakuhachimme
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shakuhachiemme
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| partitive
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shakuhachiamme
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shakuhachejamme
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| inessive
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shakuhachissamme
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shakuhacheissamme
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| elative
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shakuhachistamme
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shakuhacheistamme
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| illative
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shakuhachiimme
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shakuhacheihimme
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| adessive
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shakuhachillamme
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shakuhacheillamme
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| ablative
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shakuhachiltamme
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shakuhacheiltamme
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| allative
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shakuhachillemme
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shakuhacheillemme
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| essive
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shakuhachinamme
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shakuhacheinamme
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| translative
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shakuhachiksemme
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shakuhacheiksemme
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| abessive
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shakuhachittamme
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shakuhacheittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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shakuhacheinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachinne
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shakuhachinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachinne
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shakuhachinne
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| gen.
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shakuhachinne
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| genitive
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shakuhachinne
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shakuhachienne
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| partitive
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shakuhachianne
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shakuhachejanne
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| inessive
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shakuhachissanne
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shakuhacheissanne
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| elative
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shakuhachistanne
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shakuhacheistanne
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| illative
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shakuhachiinne
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shakuhacheihinne
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| adessive
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shakuhachillanne
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shakuhacheillanne
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| ablative
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shakuhachiltanne
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shakuhacheiltanne
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| allative
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shakuhachillenne
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shakuhacheillenne
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| essive
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shakuhachinanne
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shakuhacheinanne
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| translative
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shakuhachiksenne
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shakuhacheiksenne
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| abessive
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shakuhachittanne
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shakuhacheittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
shakuhacheinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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shakuhachinsa
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shakuhachinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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shakuhachinsa
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shakuhachinsa
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| gen.
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shakuhachinsa
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| genitive
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shakuhachinsa
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shakuhachiensa
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| partitive
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shakuhachiaan
shakuhachiansa
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shakuhachejaan
shakuhachejansa
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| inessive
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shakuhachissaan
shakuhachissansa
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shakuhacheissaan
shakuhacheissansa
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| elative
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shakuhachistaan
shakuhachistansa
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shakuhacheistaan
shakuhacheistansa
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| illative
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shakuhachiinsa
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shakuhacheihinsa
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| adessive
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shakuhachillaan
shakuhachillansa
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shakuhacheillaan
shakuhacheillansa
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| ablative
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shakuhachiltaan
shakuhachiltansa
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shakuhacheiltaan
shakuhacheiltansa
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| allative
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shakuhachilleen
shakuhachillensa
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shakuhacheilleen
shakuhacheillensa
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| essive
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shakuhachinaan
shakuhachinansa
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shakuhacheinaan
shakuhacheinansa
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| translative
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shakuhachikseen
shakuhachiksensa
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shakuhacheikseen
shakuhacheiksensa
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| abessive
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shakuhachittaan
shakuhachittansa
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shakuhacheittaan
shakuhacheittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
shakuhacheineen
shakuhacheinensa
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Japanese
Romanization
shakuhachi
- Rōmaji transcription of しゃくはち