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Japanese meaning of ねえ、秒速5センチなんだって。桜の花の落ちるスピード。秒速5センチメートル
— Akari Shinohara / 5 Centimeters per Second
ねえ、びょうそくごせんちなんだって。さくらのはなのおちるすぴーど。びょうそくごせんちめーとる (Nē, byōsoku go-senchi nan da tte. Sakura no hana no ochiru supīdo. Byōsoku go-senchimētoru.)
English Translation:
Hey, they say it's five centimeters per second. The speed cherry blossoms fall. Five centimeters per second.
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Example
Example 1Basic Example
桜並木を歩きながら、姉は隣の友達に「ねえ、秒速5センチなんだって。桜の花の落ちるスピード」と話しかけた。
Walking under the cherry trees, my sister said to the friend beside her, "Hey, they say it's five centimeters per second. The speed cherry blossoms fall."
Example 2Applied Example
(水そうのカメをじっとながめながら、弟が)ねえ、秒速5センチなんだって。うちのカメの歩くスピード。
(My little brother, staring at our pet turtle in its tank) "Hey, they say it's five centimeters per second. The speed our turtle walks."
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