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counter
word usually written using kana alone
general-purpose counter
suffixed to Japanese numerals 1-9 (ひと, ふた, etc.)
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counter
word usually written using kana alone
... years old
Other forms
個 【つ】 (rarely used kanji form)
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conjunction
indicates two contrasting actions
form: ...つ...つ
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particle
archaic
indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Tsu (city in Mie)
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suffix
harbour;harbor;port
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particle
colloquial
called;known as;that
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transitive verb
colloquial
only applies to
っつ
to say
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expressions (phrases
proverb
a leopard cannot change its spots;the child is father to the man;the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。
'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.
Other forms
三つ子の魂百迄 【みつごのたましいひゃくまで】 (search-only kanji form)
