JLPT N5 • GENERAL

垢(あか)

There lived an old man and an old woman. They had no children. Because they did not take baths, they had a lot of dirt on their bodies. They gathered that dirt and made a doll. Then, the doll began to move. His name was Chikaratoro.

Practice Question

お爺さんとお婆さんは、自分たちの体の垢から人形の力太郎を作りました。
Explanation

お爺さんとお婆さんは、自分たちの体の垢から人形の力太郎を作りました。

English Explanation

The passage says 'その垢(あか)を集(あつ)めて、人形(にんぎょう)を作(つく)りました' (They gathered that dirt and made a doll). Therefore, they made him from dirt/dust (垢).

日本語解説

文章に「その垢(あか)を集めて、人形を作りました」とあります。

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