赤は青と美しい対照をなす。

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美しい 対照 なす

English Translation

Red contrasts well with blue.

Furigana

(あか)(あお)(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

(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(あお)
blue; green; green light; black (horse coat color); immature; unripe; young
()
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
()
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

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い
Meanings: blue, green
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
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
Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる
Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful