スモッグは植物が枯れる原因となる。
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English Translation
Smog causes plants to die.
Furigana
スモッグは植物 が枯 れる原因 となる。
Romanji
Sumoggu wa shokubutsu ga kareru gen'in to naru.
Words
スモック
(スモック)
smock; smoking jacket
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
植物
(しょくぶつ)
plant; vegetation
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
枯れる
(かれる)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
原因
(げんいん)
cause; origin; source
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
成る
(なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
Kanji
Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす
Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to