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Zach

ベンは100メートル競争をカールと走った。

Sentence Analyzer

べん メートル 競争 かーる 走った

English Translation

Ben ran a 100-meter race with Carl.

Furigana

ベンは100メートル競争(きょうそう)をカールと(はし)った。

Romanji

Ben wa ichi zero zero me-toru kyōsō o ka-ru to hashitta.

Words

便 (べん)
convenience; service; facility; accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(メートル)
metre; meter; meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge
競争 (きょうそう)
competition; contest; to compete
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
カール (カール)
curl; cwm; cirque; corrie
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run