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花は水が無くて枯れかけていた。

Sentence Analyzer

無くて 枯れかけていた

English Translation

The flowers were dying without water.

Furigana

(はな)(みず)()くて()れかけていた。

Romanji

Hana wa mizu ga nakute karekaketeita.

Words

(はな)
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
枯れる (かれる)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす
Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned