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ビルは先週結婚して、ついに独身生活にピリオドを打った。

Sentence Analyzer

びる 先週 結婚して ついに 独身 生活 ピリオド 打った

English Translation

Bill was single until he tied the knot last week.

Furigana

ビルは先週(せんしゅう)結婚(けっこん)して、ついに独身(どくしん)生活(せいかつ)にピリオドを()った。

Romanji

Biru wa senshū kekkonshite, tsuini dokushin seikatsu ni piriodo o utta.

Words

ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
結婚 (けっこん)
marriage
遂に (ついに)
finally; at last; in the end
独身 (どくしん)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
()
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
ピリオド (ピリオド)
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
()
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.
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
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
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen