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庭には薔薇の花が香っている。

Sentence Analyzer

薔薇 香っている

English Translation

The garden is fragrant with the smell of roses.

Furigana

(にわ)には薔薇(ばら)(はな)(かお)っている。

Romanji

Niwa ni wa bara no hana ga kaotteiru.

Words

(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
薔薇 (ばら、しょうび、そうび、バラ)
rose
()
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
(はな)
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
香る (かおる)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: バ、 ショウ、 ショク、 ソウ、 みずたで
Meaning: a kind of grass
Readings: ラ、 ビ、 ぜんまい
Meaning: an edible fern
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 か、 かお.り、 かお.る
Meanings: incense, smell, perfume