赤は青と美しい対照をなす。

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赤 は 青 と 美しい 対照 を なす 。

English Translation

Red contrasts well with blue.

Furigana

赤(あか)は青(あお)と美(うつく)しい対照(たいしょう)をなす。

Romanji

Aka wa ao to utsukushii taishō o nasu.

Words

赤 (あか)

red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious; copper

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

青 (あお)

blue; green; green light; black (horse coat color); immature; unripe; young

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

対照 (たいしょう)

contrast; antithesis; comparison

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

為す (なす)

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try

Kanji

赤

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる

Meaning: red

青

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い

Meanings: blue, green

美

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

対

Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う

Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful