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小さな村が大きな都市に成長した。

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小さな 大きな 都市 成長した

English Translation

A small village grew into a large city.

Furigana

(ちい)さな(むら)(おお)きな都市(とし)成長(せいちょう)した。

Romanji

Chiisana mura ga ōkina toshi ni seichōshita.

Words

小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(むら)
village
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
都市 (とし)
town; city; municipal; urban
()
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
成長 (せいちょう)
growth; grow to adulthood

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior