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子こどものころのことを思おもい出だしてみてください。雲くもが動どう物ぶつの形かたちに見みえたり、壁かべのしみや汚よごれが顔かおに見みえたりしたことはありませんか。また、雨あめや風かぜの音おとを聞きいて、音おん楽がくのようだと感かんじたことがある人ひともいるかもしれません。では、大人おとなになった今いまはどうでしょう。多おおくの人ひとが、大人おとなになると、そのように感かんじる「子こどもの心こころ」をなくしてしまいます。「子こどもの心こころ」を持もち続つづけ、それによって感かんじたものを音おん楽がくや絵えで表あらわすことのできる人ひとが、芸げい術じゅつ家かなのではないでしょうか。

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  1. 1この文章を書いた人は、どんな人が芸術家だと考えているか。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じた
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 表すあらわす
    • ·to represent; to signify; to stand for
    • ·to reveal; to show; to display
    • ·to express
    • ·to make widely known
    N3
Other levels27 words
  • 動物どうぶつ
    • ·animal
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 雨あめ
    • ·rain
    • ·rainy day; rainy weather
    • ·the November suit (in hanafuda)
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 音楽おんがく
    • ·music
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • なくすAs it appears here: なくして
    • ·to lose (something)
    • ·to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持ち
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • 絵え
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 思い出すおもいだすAs it appears here: 思い出して
    • ·to recall; to remember; to recollect
    N4
  • 雲くも
    • ·cloud
    N4
  • 形かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えたり
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 壁かべ
    • ·wall; partition
    • ·barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty
    • ·Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
    • ·wall (of stones)
    N4
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
Grammar1 patterns

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  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    「子どもの心」を持ち続け、それによって感じたものを音楽や絵で表すことのできる人が、芸術家なのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps artists are people who continue to possess that “childlike heart” and can express what they feel through music or paintings.

Other levels14 patterns
  • だの～だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    「子どもの心」を持ち続け、それによって感じたものを音楽や絵で表すことのできる人が、芸術家なのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps artists are people who continue to possess that “childlike heart” and can express what they feel through music or paintings.

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    子どものころのことを思い出してみてください。

    Try to remember your childhood.

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    子どものころのことを思い出してみてください。

    Try to remember your childhood.

  • に見える（にみえる）N42 times in this passage

    Expresses how something appears or seems to an observer, 'to look ~ / to seem ~.'

    雲が動物の形に見えたり、壁のしみや汚れが顔に見えたりしたことはありませんか。

    Have you ever seen clouds that looked like animals, or stains and marks on a wall that looked like faces?

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    また、雨や風の音を聞いて、音楽のようだと感じたことがある人もいるかもしれません。

    Some people may also have heard the sound of rain or wind and felt that it sounded like music.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    また、雨や風の音を聞いて、音楽のようだと感じたことがある人もいるかもしれません。

    Some people may also have heard the sound of rain or wind and felt that it sounded like music.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    多くの人が、大人になると、そのように感じる「子どもの心」をなくしてしまいます。

    As they grow up, many people lose the “childlike heart” that allows them to perceive things in that way.

  • 続ける（つづける）N4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

    「子どもの心」を持ち続け、それによって感じたものを音楽や絵で表すことのできる人が、芸術家なのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps artists are people who continue to possess that “childlike heart” and can express what they feel through music or paintings.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    子どものころのことを思い出してみてください。

    Try to remember your childhood.

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    雲が動物の形に見えたり、壁のしみや汚れが顔に見えたりしたことはありませんか。

    Have you ever seen clouds that looked like animals, or stains and marks on a wall that looked like faces?

  • ませんかN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion, "won't you...?" / "would you like to...?"

    雲が動物の形に見えたり、壁のしみや汚れが顔に見えたりしたことはありませんか。

    Have you ever seen clouds that looked like animals, or stains and marks on a wall that looked like faces?

  • 〜たことがあるN5

    States that the speaker has had the experience of doing something at some point — “have done (before)”.

    また、雨や風の音を聞いて、音楽のようだと感じたことがある人もいるかもしれません。

    Some people may also have heard the sound of rain or wind and felt that it sounded like music.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    では、大人になった今はどうでしょう。

    So, what about now that you are an adult?

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    「子どもの心」を持ち続け、それによって感じたものを音楽や絵で表すことのできる人が、芸術家なのではないでしょうか。

    Perhaps artists are people who continue to possess that “childlike heart” and can express what they feel through music or paintings.

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