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Zach

秋になると木の葉の色が変わる。

Sentence Analyzer

なる 木の葉 変わる

English Translation

The leaves change color in autumn.

Furigana

(あき)になると()()(いろ)()わる。

Romanji

Aki ni naru to konoha no iro ga kawaru.

Words

(あき)
autumn; fall
()
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)
木の葉 (このは、きのは)
foliage; leaves of trees
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(いろ)
colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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

Readings: シュウ、 あき、 とき
Meaning: autumn
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: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange