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Usages of kumo
クモ は 鳴かない。kumo wa nakanai.
Spiders don't make noise.
彼 は クモ が 怖い。kare wa kumo ga kowai.
He is afraid of spiders.
クモ は 八本 の 足 が ある。kumo wa happon no ashi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
子猫 は クモ を 食べた。koneko wa kumo o tabeta.
The kitten ate the spider.
その 雲 は クモ に 見える。sono kumo wa kumo ni mieru.
That cloud looks like a spider.
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