葉の色が変わり始めた。

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葉 の 色 が 変わり始めた 。

English Translation

The leaves have begun to turn.

Furigana

葉(は)の色(いろ)が変(か)わり始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Ha no iro ga kawarihajimeta.

Words

葉 (は)

leaf

の (の)

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

色 (いろ)

colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

変わる (かわる)

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Kanji

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

色

Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ

Meaning: color

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin