１９９０年代は湾岸戦争で始まった。
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English Translation
The 1990s began with the Gulf War.
Furigana
１９９０年代 は湾岸 戦争 で始 まった。
Romanji
Ichi kyū kyū zero nendai wa wangan sensō de hajimatta.
Words
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
九
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
○
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
年代
(ねんだい)
age; era; period; date
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
湾岸
(わんがん)
gulf coast; bay coast
戦争
(せんそう)
war
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Kanji
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ワン、 いりえ
Meanings: gulf, bay, inlet
Readings: ガン、 きし
Meaning: beach
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin