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N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(とな)えるto recite, to chant, to cry, to yell, to shout, to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to recite, to chant

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to cry, to yell, to shout

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

    All Forms

    唱える 【となえる】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      魔女(まじょ)呪文(じゅもん)(とな)ています。

      The witch is reciting a spell.

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      その学者(がくしゃ)(あたら)しい理論(りろん)(とな)えました

      That scholar advocated a new theory.

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      自信(じしん)()(かれ)(みずか)らを失敗(しっぱい)しない(おとこ)(とな)ている。

      He, who is confident, is insisting himself as a man who does not fail.

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      (てら)での民泊(みんぱく)(つう)じてお(ぼう)さんが(とな)えている経典(きょうてん)(まな)びました。

      I learned the scriptures recited by monks through my stay at a temple homestay.

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      あの上司(じょうし)異議(いぎ)(とな)てはならぬ。もし(とな)たら、()(かたき)にされてしまうぞ。

      You mustn't advocate against that boss's views. If you do, you'll be made an enemy.

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