羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。

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English Translation

The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.

Furigana

羽子板(はごいた)で突(つ)く羽(はね)の玉(たま)は「むくろじ」という大木(たいぼく)の種(しゅ)です。

Romanji

Hagoita de tsuku hane no tama wa" mukuroji" toiu taiboku no shu desu.

Words

羽子板 (はごいた)

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

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.

突く (つく)

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)

羽 (はね)

feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

の (の)

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

玉 (たま)

ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

無患子 (むくろじ、ムクロジ)

soapberry (tree, Sapindus mukorossi)

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

大木 (たいぼく)

large tree

種 (しゅ)

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

です (です)

be; is