その習慣は中国で始まった。

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その習慣は中国で始まった。

English Translation

The custom originated in China.

Furigana

その習慣(しゅうかん)は中国(ちゅうごく)で始(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Sono shūkan wa Chūgoku de hajimatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

習慣 (しゅうかん)

habit; custom; cultural practice

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

で (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)