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梅雨が始まった。

Sentence Analyzer

梅雨 始まった

English Translation

The rainy season has set in.

Furigana

梅雨(つゆ)(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Tsuyu ga hajimatta.

Words

梅雨 (つゆ、ばいう)
rainy season (in Japan from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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: バイ、 うめ
Meaning: plum
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin