| The Japanese word | |
連れ |
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| is pronounced | |
| tsure | つれ | |
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| companion, company | |
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旅は道連れ。
tabi wa michizure. Good company on the road is the shortest cut. |
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旅は道連れ世は情け。
tabi wa michizure yo wa nasake. No road is long with good company. |
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私はこの子の連れだ。
watashi wa kono ko no tsure da. I am this kid's companion. |
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彼は一匹の犬だけを連れて旅した。
kare wa ichi hiki no inu dake o tsure te tabi shi ta. He traveled with only a dog for company. |
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彼は犬一匹だけを連れとして旅をした。
kare wa inu ichi hiki dake o tsure toshite tabi o shi ta. He traveled with only a dog for company. |
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彼とその連れはいっしょに来ないかと私を誘った。
kare to sono tsure wa issho ni ko nai ka to watashi o sasotta. He and his companion asked me to come along with them. |
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私の連れは疲れすぎていて走るのはおろか、歩くこともできない、と言った。
watashi no tsure wa tsukare sugi te i te hashiru no wa oroka, aruku koto mo deki nai, to itta. My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |
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