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干草に火がついたらそれこそ大変だ。

Sentence Analyzer

干草 ついたら それ こそ 大変

English Translation

If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.

Furigana

干草(ほしくさ)()がついたらそれこそ大変(たいへん)だ。

Romanji

Hoshikusa ni hi ga tsuitara sore koso taihen da.

Words

干し草 (ほしくさ、ほしぐさ、かんそう)
hay; dry grass
()
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
()
fire; flame; blaze
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点く (つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
こそ (こそ)
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange