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新学年は日本では4月に始まる。

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学年 日本 4月 始まる

English Translation

The new school year begins in April in Japan.

Furigana

(しん)学年(がくねん)日本(にっぽん)では4(しがつ)(はじ)まる。

Romanji

Shin gakunen wa Nippon de wa shigatsu ni hajimaru.

Words

(しん)
new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)
学年 (がくねん)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
(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.
四月 (しがつ)
April
()
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
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin