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Zach

錦あやなす木々で山が染まっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

あやなす 木々 染まっていた

English Translation

The mountainside was ablaze with the autumn colors of the trees.

Furigana

(にしき)あやなす木々(きぎ)(やま)()まっていた。

Romanji

Nishiki ayanasu kigi de yama ga somatteita.

Words

(にしき)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
彩なす (あやなす)
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
木々 (きぎ)
every tree; many trees; all kinds of trees
(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.
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
染まる (そまる)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped

Kanji

Readings: キン、 にしき
Meanings: brocade, fine dress, honors
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: セン、 そ.める、 -ぞ.め、 -ぞめ、 そ.まる、 し.みる、 -じ.みる、 し.み、 -し.める
Meanings: dye, color, paint, stain, print