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    3. 始めに言葉ありき

    始めに言葉ありき

    始はじめ​に​言こと葉ばあ​り​き​

    In the beginning was the Word

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    はじめにことばありき

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    In the beginning was the Word
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    Characters that make up this word

    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    あ
    a
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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