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Zach

花の間に多くの雑草が生えていた。

Sentence Analyzer

多く 雑草 生えていた

English Translation

Many weeds were growing among the flowers.

Furigana

(はな)()(おお)くの雑草(ざっそう)()えていた。

Romanji

Hana no ma ni ōku no zassō ga haeteita.

Words

(はな)
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
()
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
()
space; room; time; pause
()
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
多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
雑草 (ざっそう)
weed
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
生える (はえる)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth