ほんの少し砂糖が必要です。

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ほんの 少し 砂糖 が 必要 です 。

English Translation

I need a bit of sugar.

Furigana

ほんの少(すこ)し砂糖(さとう)が必要(ひつよう)です。

Romanji

Honno sukoshi satō ga hitsuyō desu.

Words

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

砂糖 (さとう)

sugar

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

砂

Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな

Meaning: sand

糖

Reading: トウ

Meaning: sugar

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to