壁からペンキが剥げ始めていた。

Sentence Analyzer

壁 から ぺんき が 剥げ始めていた 。

English Translation

The paint was coming off the wall.

Furigana

壁(かべ)からペンキが剥(は)げ始(はじ)めていた。

Romanji

Kabe kara penki ga hagehajimeteita.

Words

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

ペンキ (ペンキ)

paint

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

剥ける (むける)

to peel off; to come off; to be taken off

Kanji

壁

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ

Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence

剥

Readings: ハク、 ホク、 へ.ぐ、 へず.る、 む.く、 む.ける、 は.がれる、 は.ぐ、 は.げる、 は.がす

Meanings: come off, peel, fade, discolor

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin