宇宙の始まりは何ですか。

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宇宙 始まり です

English Translation

What is the origin of the universe?

Furigana

宇宙(うちゅう)(はじ)まりは(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Uchū no hajimari wa nani desu ka.

Words

宇宙 (うちゅう)
universe; cosmos; space
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
始まり (はじまり)
origin; beginning
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: eaves, roof, house, heaven
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what