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リンゴの木が種から成長するとは知らなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

りんご から 成長する 知らなかった

English Translation

I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds.

Furigana

リンゴの()(たね)から成長(せいちょう)するとは()らなかった。

Romanji

Ringo no ki ga tane kara seichōsuru to wa shiranakatta.

Words

林檎 (りんご、へいか、ひょうか、りゅうごう、りんきん、りんき、リンゴ)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
()
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
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(たね)
seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
成長 (せいちょう)
growth; grow to adulthood
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom