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窓まど貝がいの殻からは薄うすくて光ひかりを通とおすため、昔むかしは窓まどに使つかわれた。

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窓まど貝がい

windowpane oyster

possession, attribution, nominalizer, or nominal linker

殻から

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

noun

thin; not thick

-> 薄いi-adjective

connective te-form

光ひかりを通とおす

let light through; transmit light

expression, verb

sake or purpose

old days; the past; a long time ago

noun, no-adjective, adverb

direction, time, indirect object, or target marker

use; make use of; employ

-> 使うgodan verb

passive, potential, or respect auxiliary

-> れる/られるgrammar

past tense or completed action