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冬来たりなば、春遠からじ。

Sentence Analyzer

冬来 たり なば 春遠 から

English Translation

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Furigana

冬来(ふゆらい)たりなば、春遠(はるどお)からじ。

Romanji

Fuyurai tari naba, Harudō kara ji.

Words

たり (たり、だり)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ふゆ
Meaning: winter
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far