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    3. けり

    けり

    けり

    indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past)

    NTCore ConceptsKana Vocab5 strokes

    けり

    Auxiliary, Verb

    1.
    indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past), can form a poetic past tense
    archaic
    2.
    indicates continuation from the past to the present
    archaic

    Noun

    3.
    end, conclusion

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    Kana that make up this word

    け
    ke
    り
    ri
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