風の便りに聞いた。
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English Translation
A little bird told me.
Furigana
Romanji
Kaze no tayori ni kiita.
Words
風
(かぜ)
wind; breeze; draught; draft; manner; behaviour; behavior; cold; influenza
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
便り
(たより)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
聞く
(きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance