リンゴの木が種から成長するとは知らなかった。

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りんごの木が種から成長するとは知らなかった。

English Translation

I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds.

Furigana

リンゴの木(き)が種(たね)から成長(せいちょう)するとは知(し)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)

の (の)

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

が (が)

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

種 (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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

木

Readings: ボク、モク、き、こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

種

Readings: シュ、たね、 -ぐさ

Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed

成

Readings: セイ、ジョウ、な.る、な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

長

Readings: チョウ、なが.い、おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

知

Readings: チ、し.る、し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom