長い干ばつの間に多くの樹が枯れた。

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長い 干ばつ の 間 に 多く の 樹 が 枯れた 。

English Translation

Many trees died during the long drought.

Furigana

長(なが)い干(かん)ばつの間(ま)に多(おお)くの樹(き)が枯(か)れた。

Romanji

Nagai kanbatsu no ma ni ōku no ki ga kareta.

Words

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

干ばつ (かんばつ)

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

に (に)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

が (が)

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

枯れる (かれる)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

干

Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る

Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

樹

Readings: ジュ、 き

Meanings: timber, trees, wood, establish, set up

枯

Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす

Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned