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春になると、冬にできた氷はとけて小川になり、川になり、湖になる。

Sentence Analyzer

なる できた とけて 小川 なり なり なる

English Translation

Every spring, the winter ice melts into the streams and rivers and lakes.

Furigana

(はる)になると、(ふゆ)にできた(こおり)はとけて小川(おがわ)になり、(かわ)になり、(みずうみ)になる。

Romanji

Haru ni naru to, fuyu ni dekita kōri wa tokete Ogawa ni nari, kawa ni nari, mizuumi ni naru.

Words

(はる)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of one's life, etc.); adolescence; puberty; sexuality
()
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 ...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(ふゆ)
winter
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
(こおり)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
解ける (とける)
to be solved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses); to melt
小川 (おがわ)
streamlet; brook
なる (なる)
that is in; who is called; that is called; that is
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
(みずうみ)
lake

Kanji

Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: トウ、 ふゆ
Meaning: winter
Readings: ヒョウ、 こおり、 ひ、 こお.る
Meanings: icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake