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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

絶たえ間まなく

taemanaku

incessantly, without pause

Example sentences

雨あめは絶たえ間まなく降ふっていた。
It rained nonstop.
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絶たえ間まなく雪ゆきが降ふっている。
It’s constantly snowing.
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雨あめが一日中いちにちじゅう絶たえ間まなく降ふっていた。
The rain fell relentlessly all day long.
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Kanji in 絶間

絶discontinue; severOnゼツKunたえる・たやす・たつ
間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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