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カシの大樹も小さなドングリから育つ。

Sentence Analyzer

かし 大樹 小さな どんぐり から 育つ

English Translation

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Furigana

カシの大樹(たいじゅ)(ちい)さなドングリから(そだ)つ。

Romanji

Kashi no taiju mo chiisana donguri kara sodatsu.

Words

瑕疵 (かし)
flaw; defect; blemish
()
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
大樹 (たいじゅ)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
団栗 (どんぐり)
acorn
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
育つ (そだつ)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジュ、 き
Meanings: timber, trees, wood, establish, set up
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear