風の便りに聞いた。

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風 の 便り に 聞いた 。

English Translation

A little bird told me.

Furigana

風(かぜ)の便(たよ)りに聞(き)いた。

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

Kanji

風

Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ

Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

便

Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り

Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen