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高い木のてっぺんにひっかかった黒い帽子。

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高い てっぺん ひっかかった 黒い 帽子

English Translation

There's a black hat caught in the high tree top.

Furigana

(たか)()のてっぺんにひっかかった(くろ)帽子(ぼうし)

Romanji

Takai ki no teppen ni hikkakatta kuroi bōshi.

Words

高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
()
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
天辺 (てっぺん、てへん、てっぺい)
top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown
()
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
引っかかる (ひっかかる)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash
黒い (くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
帽子 (ぼうし)
hat; cap

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 ずきん、 おお.う
Meanings: cap, headgear
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac