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Breakdown of hagaki
write
書
You write with your brush only when the sun is up, otherwise it's too dark.
blade
葉
A leaf of grass is a blade.
Usages of hagaki
この 葉書 は フランス から 来ました。kono hagaki wa furansu kara kimashita.
This postcard came from France.
葉書 に 切手 を 付けた。hagaki ni kitte o tsuketa.
I put a stamp on the postcard.
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