雨が降らなかったせいで草木が枯れてしまった。

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雨 が 降らなかった せい で 草木 が 枯れてしまった 。

English Translation

Absence of rain caused the plants to die.

Furigana

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)らなかったせいで草木(くさき)が枯(か)れてしまった。

Romanji

Ame ga furanakatta sei de kusaki ga kareteshimatta.

Words

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

草木 (くさき、そうもく)

plants; vegetation

枯れる (かれる)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Kanji

雨

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ

Meaning: rain

降

Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す

Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

枯

Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす

Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned