水不足のため不作だった。

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水不足 の ため 不作 だった 。

English Translation

We had a poor harvest because of the lack of water.

Furigana

水不足(みずぶそく)のため不作(ふさく)だった。

Romanji

Mizubusoku no tame fusaku datta.

Words

水不足 (みずぶそく)

water shortage; shortage of water supply

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

不作 (ふさく)

poor crop; crop failure

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

水

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-

Meaning: water

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build