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ピックは硬い地表を砕くための用いられる長い取っ手の道具だ。

Sentence Analyzer

ぴっく 硬い 地表 砕く ため 用いられる 長い 取っ手 道具

English Translation

A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

Furigana

ピックは(かた)地表(ちひょう)(くだ)くための(もち)いられる(なが)()()道具(どうぐ)だ。

Romanji

Pikku wa katai chihyō o kudaku tame no mochiirareru nagai totte no dōgu da.

Words

ビッグ (ビッグ)
big
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
硬い (かたい)
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy
地表 (ちひょう)
surface of the earth; ground surface
()
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.
砕く (くだく)
to break; to smash
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
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
用いる (もちいる)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
取っ手 (とって、はしゅ)
handle; grip; knob
道具 (どうぐ)
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 かた.い
Meanings: stiff, hard
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける
Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture