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昨年は雨が多く米は不作だった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨年 多く米 不作 だった

English Translation

We had a bad rice crop last year because it rained a lot.

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)(あめ)(おお)(まい)不作(ふさく)だった。

Romanji

Sakunen wa ame ga ōkumai wa fusaku datta.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)
last year
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(あめ)
rain
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不作 (ふさく)
poor crop; crop failure
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね
Meanings: rice, USA, metre
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build