毛虫が蝶々に変わった。

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毛虫 が 蝶々 に 変わった 。

English Translation

The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

Furigana

毛虫(けむし)が蝶々(ちょうちょう)に変(か)わった。

Romanji

Kemushi ga chōchō ni kawatta.

Words

毛虫 (けむし)

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

蝶々 (ちょうちょう、ちょうちょ)

butterfly

に (に)

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

変わる (かわる)

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Kanji

毛

Readings: モウ、 け

Meanings: fur, hair, feather, down

虫

Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし

Meanings: insect, bug, temper

蝶

Reading: チョウ

Meaning: butterfly

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange