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鶏の鳴き声は夜明けの前触れです。

Sentence Analyzer

鳴き声 夜明け 前触れ です

English Translation

The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.

Furigana

(にわとり)()(ごえ)夜明(よあ)けの前触(まえぶ)れです。

Romanji

Niwatori no nakigoe wa yoake no maebure desu.

Words

(にわとり、とり、かけ、くたかけ)
(domestic) chicken; chicken (meat)
()
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
鳴き声 (なきごえ)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
夜明け (よあけ)
dawn; daybreak
前触れ (まえぶれ)
previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent; advance warning
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 にわとり、 とり
Meaning: chicken
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict