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N3 Noun

古典(こてん)old book, classics, classic

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    1. Noun

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      classic (work, esp. book), the classics

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    古典 【こてん】

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      (わたし)生徒(せいと)古典(こてん)(おし)えています。

      I teach the classics to my students.

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      古典(こてん)(ほん)()むことは非常(ひじょう)(むずか)しいと()いた。

      I heard that reading classic books is very difficult.

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      古典(こてん)(てき)音楽(おんがく)現代(げんだい)(てき)音楽(おんがく)、どちらが()きですか?

      Do you prefer classical or contemporary music?

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      つい最近(さいきん)になって古典(こてん)時期(じき)文学(ぶんがく)興味(きょうみ)()いてきた。

      Only recently have I become interested in the literature of the classical period.

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      古典(こてん)芸能(げいのう)衰退(すいたい)していると()き、(まも)方法(ほうほう)()いものか(さが)しています。

      I have heard that the classical performing arts are in decline and am looking for ways to protect them.

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