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あし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あし.
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common reed (Phragmites australis)
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人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
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