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野球は1839年にクーパーズタウンで始められたといわれている。

Sentence Analyzer

野球 クーパーズタウン 始められた いわれている

English Translation

Baseball is said to have been invented in Cooperstown in 1839.

Furigana

野球(やきゅう)は1839(ねん)にクーパーズタウンで(はじ)められたといわれている。

Romanji

Yakyū wa ichi hachi san kyū nen ni ku-pa-zutaun de hajimerareta to iwareteiru.

Words

野球 (やきゅう)
baseball
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はち、や)
eight
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin