猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。

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猿たち は 互いに 毛 繕い し合っている 。

English Translation

The monkeys are grooming each other.

Furigana

猿(さる)たちは互(たが)いに毛(け)繕(つくろ)いし合(あ)っている。

Romanji

Sarutachi wa tagaini ke tsukuroi shiatteiru.

Words

は (は)

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

互いに (たがいに)

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

毛 (け)

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage; feathers

繕う (つくろう)

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; to trim; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; to keep up appearances; to cover up (mistakes etc.); to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

猿

Readings: エン、 さる

Meaning: monkey

互

Readings: ゴ、 たが.い、 かたみ.に

Meanings: mutually, reciprocally, together

毛

Readings: モウ、 け

Meanings: fur, hair, feather, down

繕

Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う

Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

合

Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1