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クモの巣を作るには、このきぬの枠を作り、それを木や垣根のような固い物体に固定させることから始める。

Sentence Analyzer

くもの巣 作る この きぬ 作り それ 垣根 ような 固い 物体 固定させる こと から 始める

English Translation

To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences.

Furigana

クモの()(つく)るには、このきぬの(わく)(つく)り、それを()垣根(かきね)のような(かた)物体(ぶったい)固定(こてい)させることから(はじ)める。

Romanji

Kumonosu o tsukuru ni wa, kono Kinu no waku o tsukuri, sore o ki ya kakine no yōna katai buttai ni koteisaseru koto kara hajimeru.

Words

蜘蛛の巣 (くものす、クモのす)
spiderweb
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(きぬ、い)
clothing; garment; dress
()
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
(わく)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; quota
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
垣根 (かきね)
hedge; fence
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
硬い (かたい)
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy
物体 (ぶったい)
body; object
固定 (こてい)
fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital); fixed handle
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 す、 す.くう
Meanings: nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Reading: わく
Meanings: frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: エン、 かき
Meanings: hedge, fence, wall
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin