めんどりは卵がかえるまで抱く。

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めんどり かえる まで 抱く

English Translation

The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.

Furigana

めんどりは(たまご)がかえるまで(いだ)く。

Romanji

Mendori wa tamago ga kaeru made idaku.

Words

綿 (めん)
cotton
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
換える (かえる)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)
to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

Kanji

Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: ホウ、 だ.く、 いだ.く、 かか.える
Meanings: embrace, hug, hold in arms