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彼の本は田園生活の話から始まる。

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田園 生活 から 始まる

English Translation

His book begins with a tale of country life.

Furigana

(かれ)(ほん)田園(でんえん)生活(せいかつ)(はなし)から(はじ)まる。

Romanji

Kare no hon wa den'en seikatsu no hanashi kara hajimaru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
田園 (でんえん、でんおん)
country; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
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
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: エン、 その
Meanings: park, garden, yard, farm
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin