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テニスは13世紀にフランスで始まった。

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テニス 世紀 フランス 始まった

English Translation

Tennis began in France in the thirteenth century.

Furigana

テニスは13世紀(せいき)にフランスで(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Tenisu wa ichi san seiki ni Furansu de hajimatta.

Words

テニス (テニス)
tennis
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
世紀 (せいき)
century; era
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
仏蘭西 (フランス)
France
(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.
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Reading: 
Meanings: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin