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今日の太陽に浮かんだ小さな黒点。

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今日 太陽 浮かんだ 小さな 黒点

English Translation

There's a little black spot on the sun today.

Furigana

今日(きょう)太陽(たいよう)()かんだ(ちい)さな黒点(こくてん)

Romanji

Kyō no taiyō ni ukanda chiisana kokuten.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
()
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
太陽 (たいよう)
sun; solar
()
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
浮かぶ (うかぶ)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
黒点 (こくてん)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: ヨウ、 ひ
Meanings: sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point