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No. 3,763 in Japanese

つづる

"To spell" or "to compose."

In a sentence

  • 手紙をつづるのは私の趣味です。

    Composing letters is my hobby.

    Here, 'つづる' is used in the sense of '[to compose/issue/write],' referring to the act of writing or composing text in a thoughtful manner.

  • 彼は自分のストーリーを本につづった。

    He spelled out his story in a book.

    In this example, 'つづる' means '[to describe/compose],' indicating the action of putting one's story into written form.

  • アルファベットで名前をつづってください。

    Please spell your name in the alphabet.

    Here, 'つづる' signifies '[to spell],' asking someone to spell out their name in alphabetical characters.

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