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プレインイングリッシュは語学習得の近道です。

Sentence Analyzer

ぷれいん イングリッシュ 語学 習得 近道 です

English Translation

Plain English is a shortcut to the goal of language learning.

Furigana

プレインイングリッシュは語学(ごがく)習得(しゅうとく)近道(ちかみち)です。

Romanji

Purein ingurisshu wa gogaku shūtoku no chikamichi desu.

Words

ブレーン (ブレーン、ブレイン)
brain (organ); brains (of an operation); brain trust
イングリッシュ (イングリッシュ)
English; Engrish
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
語学 (ごがく)
language study
習得 (しゅうとく)
learning; acquisition
()
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
近道 (ちかみち)
short way; shortcut
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings