石が流れて木の葉が沈む
ishiganagaretekonohagashizumu
there are exceptions to every rule
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  1. ishiganagaretekonohagashizumu there are exceptions to every rule
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Kanji Breakdown
Stone
On: せき,しゃく,こく Kun: いし
5 strokes N3
Current, A Sink, Flow, Forfeit
On: りゅう,る Kun: なが.れる,なが.れ,なが.す,-なが.す
10 strokes N3
Tree, Wood
On: ぼく,もく Kun: き,こ-
4 strokes N5
Leaf, Plane, Lobe, Needle, Blade, Spear, Counter For Flat Things, Fragment, Piece
On: よう Kun: は
12 strokes N3
Sink, Be Submerged, Subside, Be Depressed, Aloes
On: ちん,じん Kun: しず.む,しず.める
7 strokes N2
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
石が流れて木の葉が沈む (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく石が流れて木の葉が沈むことがあります。
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