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木の葉が赤や黄色になり始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

木の葉 黄色 なり始めた

English Translation

The leaves began to turn red and yellow.

Furigana

()()(あか)黄色(きいろ)になり(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Konoha ga aka ya kiiro ni narihajimeta.

Words

木の葉 (このは、きのは)
foliage; leaves of trees
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(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
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
黄色 (きいろ、こうしょく、おうしょく)
yellow; amber
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
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: コウ、 オウ、 き、 こ-
Meaning: yellow
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin